There are three macronutrients (four, if you include alcohol). So far on this site, I’ve only written a “guide” for one of them: protein. Protein is definitely the macronutrient I get the most questions about, and in general is more complicated than either fats or carbohydrates, but I have meant to write guides for all the […]
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Five Basic Lessons on Carbohydrates
Carbohydrates are deceptively complex. While their place in the diet is relatively easy to understand because their main function is provide energy, many people don’t realize some finer points about carbohydrates and as a result wind up with skewed or illogical beliefs. Since carbohydrates will play a central role in many of the articles on this […]
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Sports Drink Anatomy
I started a different version of this post, but it started getting way too complicated because there’s actually a lot of thought that goes into an effective sports drink. It sounds weird, I know, because they basically amount to little more than slightly salty sugar water—but there are hidden “rules” that must be adhered to […]
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