ATHLETES AND DIETING
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Athletes And Dieting
Introduction
Nutritional planning has been prevalent among sports. In athletics, it is used to improve
their performance. A well-designed dieting plan should be adopted to maximize the athlete’s
physical and mental performance during training and competitions
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. The goal is achieved by
modifying the athlete’s nutritional plan to obtain a precision medicine that will help optimize
performance and prevent the on-zone of fatigue
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. The modification involves analyzing the role of
dieting, evaluating the energy intake of athletics, their weight gains, and eventually suggesting
the two-week dieting plan using the analysis’s insights.
Importance of Dieting in Athletes
The performance of an athlete is affected by the type of nutrients they consume. Nutrients
influence the performance of an athlete by supporting consistent and rigorous training. The
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