Sports nutrition needs: before, during, and after exercise.

• TITLE: Sports nutrition needs: before, during, and after exercise.
• AUTHOR: Zoorob R, Parrish ME, O’Hara H, Kalliny M.
• REFERENCE: Prim Care. 2013 Jun;40(2):475-86. [Epub ahead of print]
• YEAR: 2013

This article discusses how athletes should properly fuel their bodies before, during, and after exercise to maximize athletic performance. Emphasis is placed on hydration status and glycogen stores being maintained above deficits that negatively affect sport performance. Timing of nutrient intake is as important as composition.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23668654