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Article: The six basic nutrients of sound nutrition for athelets. (Powerline).
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- Coach and Athletic Director
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
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WE LIVE IN AN AGE which abounds with good nutritional information while assaulting our ears, eyes, and taste buds with a near idiotic flow of fa(s)t food jingles.
Adding to the confusion are the ubiquitous diet plans and the wide assortment of magic potions, powders, and muscle pills.
Result: A murky stew of information, misinformation, and questionable claims.
The challenge for coaches is to seek out the valid nutritional facts and disseminate them. Otherwise, we are not going to derive the max out of our athletes' performance and could possibly impair the health of the athletes somewhere down the road.
The message is plain: Coaches ...