Web Imagens Videos Mapas Noticias Livros Gmail mais Tradutor Blogs Em tempo real YouTube Agenda Fotos Docs Reader Sites Grupos e muito mais Experimente um novo navegador com traducao automatica.Download do Google ChromeDo:inglesPara o:portuguesTraduzir texto ou pagina da web NEW: How to Choose a Juicerby Robert Ross, 4/22/08Case for Raw Food DietDallas Morning News, 4/7/08Benefits Buying OrganicNY Times, 06/17/2007NEWS & RESEARCH:Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce FoodNews.org, 10/03More Vitamin C in Organic Oranges, Amer.Chemical Society, 6/3/02Science/Staying Healthy:Time Magazine, 1/21/02Organic Food Reduces Risk of Heart Attacks, New ScientistScientific Analysis: Organic Food vs Supermarket Food, Jour. Applied Nutrition, 1993ARTICLESAcrylamide in the NewsEnzymes & Your WeightRaw Food for PetsRaw Food for AthletesRaw Food & Cancer FAST EASY RAW RECIPES by Robert RossFREE E-Book When You Join My Support Group! Power Food for AthletesAthletes often like to experiment with vitamins, protein powders and pills, forgetting a simple yet vital performance factor their diet. While genetic, physical, and psychological factors all play important roles, poor eating habits and poor nutrition can be the biggest factors in poor performance. Due to the heavy demands of exercise, athletes need extra nutrition. There are three basic fuels the body relies on while exercising carbohydrate, fat, and protein. More calories from these fuels are needed to sustain energy and maintain lean body mass.1In particular, a balanced diet that is high in carbohydrate, low in fat, and adequate in protein, is ideal for athletes.1,2 Due to a high carbohydrate and low fat content, a raw, whole food vegetarian diet is an optimal sports diet.3 It is also rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants important nutrients that help the body utilize energy and protect it from the stress of exercise.Your body is always burning a mixture of carbohydrate, fat, and protein. The duration of exercise, intensity of exercise, level of physical conditioning, and initial muscle glycogen levels will determine which primary fuel your body will use.4 In general, carbohydrate is the primary fuel utilized during high intensity exercise. In fact, about 55 to 75 percent of calories in the diet should come from carbohydrate, and even more in individuals who compete in endurance or ultra-endurance events.1 Whole fresh foods are excellent sources of carbohydrates.With prolonged exercise at lower intensities, fat (in the form of fatty acids) becomes the primary fuel source. The shift to fatty acids during exercise helps spare the carbohydrate (glycogen) stores in your body and allows for prolonged exercise. However, while high carbohydrate intake is recommended for performance, there is no need to increase fat in the diet beyond the commonly recommended 10 to 30 percent of calories, as it is taken from storage sites in the muscles when needed. Increasing fat in the diet is not recommended for improving performance.5Compared to carbohydrate and fat, protein is used only minimally for fuel,4 as its primary function is for building and maintaining the tissues of the body. Overall, a high-carbohydrate diet is most important in ensuring optimal storage of carbohydrate in the body, fueling the body for exercise, and supporting performance in both endurance6 and strength.7,8 A vegetarian diet, which emphasizes