Why Athletes Need Sugar and Carbs in Their Diet
Do you have a sense that avoiding carbs is eating “clean?" Do you figure that anything with bread or flour in it is junk food? Is sugar something to be avoided at all costs? And avoiding them can do more harm than good when it comes to health and fitness.To find out how much carbohydrate you're actually getting, any nutrition app (like Cronometer, which is free) can keep track of how many grams of carbs you get throughout the day.
- ▪Do you have a sense that avoiding carbs is eating “clean?" Do you figure that anything with bread or flour in it is junk food?
- ▪Is sugar something to be avoided at all costs?
- ▪And avoiding them can do more harm than good when it comes to health and fitness.To find out how much carbohydrate you're actually getting, any nutrition app (like Cronometer, which is free) can keep track of how many grams of carbs you get
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Do you have a sense that avoiding carbs is eating “clean?" Do you figure that anything with bread or flour in it is junk food? Is sugar something to be avoided at all costs? If so, we need to have an intervention. Carbs—including sugar—are good, actually. And avoiding them can do more harm than good when it comes to health and fitness.To find out how much carbohydrate you're actually getting, any nutrition app (like Cronometer, which is free) can keep track of how many grams of carbs you get throughout the day. If you use an AI-based tool, like the chatbots built into many wearable apps these days, make sure to double-check against the food's actual label to be sure it's tracking the grams of carbs correctly.
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