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Abigail Lambke

2/24/2015

Athletes’ New Training Table Comment by Abigail Lambke: Why do you use this phrasing if you don’t quote from the article? Your title is not relevant to your essay.

Food includes any diet that Athletes or any other living creature consumes in order to continue existing. The science that explains on how the food we consume and the benefit it has on our bodies is known as nutrition. It tries to explain on how various substances and nutrients are digested in our bodies, so too athletes bodies in order to allow bodies to perform certain activities such as survival, reproduction, growth, maintaining good health and the body immune system improving. Comment by Abigail Lambke: Confusing sentence construction here. Comment by Abigail Lambke: How are these things different for athletes than for non-athletes? You want this sentence to be a thesis for your essay, and so it should be specific to athletes here.

To ensure proper nutrition a balanced meal is advocated to all persons in order to remain healthy. The diet must include all minerals and nutrients that are crucial for the body’s metabolism. A balanced diet includes right from the beginning how the food is stored and preserved to its mode of preparation. The nutrients are mainly in two major groups, macronutrients and micro nutrients. Athletics bodies need’s macronutrients because the nutrients required by the body in large portions they include water, proteins, fats and carbohydrates they are very important since they provide body building material and also providing energy. In addition, Athletics’ bodies’ need micronutrients because requires in smaller portions this includes minerals and vitamins that are essential in the body immune system. These two nutrients are important in Athletics’ bodies to function and do well. Comment by Abigail Lambke: The people are known as Athletes – Athletics is a general term for the sports they play. Comment by Abigail Lambke: Citation? Comment by Abigail Lambke: Well, yes, but really these are necessary for all people. How do athletes use these differently? Also, you must cite your sources. Where are you getting this information from?

Proper nutrition is advocated globally for all beings in order to lead healthier lives but is even stressed more to athletes and people engaging in an exercise routine. Proper nutrition is very crucial for athletes since it boosts their athletic performance., Aathletes that are really good in their own sports are known to undergo strict diets in order to attain peak results especially professional athletes. Some Athletes don’t need diet as other do according to Holt, The diet that athletes take is dependent on the sport they take, how long they will be training, and the type of training that they will engage. “Athletes are often advised not to engage in any training when they have not eaten anything since if they eat they will underperform in their sporting activities” (Holt 66). I think they need healthy food to get them the power they need to be healthy. Comment by Abigail Lambke: Redundant – just use “crucial” Comment by Abigail Lambke: Ok, who is Holt and what has he/she written? Comment by Abigail Lambke: This is a circular argument

Athletes are required to be self-aware of their body metabolism and should be able to determine the best time for them to eat before engaging in an exercise and the amount of food to eat. Carbohydrates are really important in an athlete’s diet since they provide energy during training. I agree that if an athlete is going to engage in exercise for a period more than one hour they are advised to take a glass of juice or yoghurt and other types of simple sugars since they provide the body with vitamins, minerals and other nutrients because my experience at high school confirms it . Even during exercise carbohydrates are required in the body one is advised to take about five to ten ounces of an energy drink or some fruit punch or a cup of granola. The same routine is advised to consume more carbohydrates after exercise in order to replenish energy in our muscles. Comment by Abigail Lambke: Citation?

Excess carbohydrates are however discouraged since they cause diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood sugar and other cardiovascular diseases and also deficiency of carbohydrates may cause low energy levels and other micronutrient diseases. Protein are important also since they are body building nutrients, they ensure muscle growth and assist in repairing damaged body tissue. However athletes are advised that eating too much protein will not promote muscle growth but will rather put their health at risk. Too much protein in food causes dehydration, loss of calcium in the body and this will be a lot of work for the body kidneys, the excess protein is stored as body fat and too much fat in the body is harmful. Comment by Abigail Lambke: You need to explain where you are getting this information Comment by Abigail Lambke: By who? Where are you getting the information?

Lack of enough protein nutrients has been known to cause kwashiorkor which mainly occurs in young children under the age of ten and too much of it causes rabbit starvation and ketoacidosis. Water another nutrient very imperative in an athlete’s diet but yet it is often forgotten is a must have thing. Water is life and it and other fluids ensure the body remains hydrated throughout and it is able to regulate the body temperatures during extremes of temperature. All Athletics must drink enough water as Williams’s point is that the body when involved in vigorous training loses a lot of Water through sweating. Athletes are advised to continue sipping water during the course of the training to replenish the lost body fluids until they have clear urine is when they are advised to stop since the body has rehydrated (Williams 122). As human need to drink water to survive because our bodies are nearly 60 percent water, and our brains are 70 percent of water. Comment by Abigail Lambke: Does this happen to athletes? Comment by Abigail Lambke: Who is Williams? What has he/she written?

All weight that is lost by the athletics’ bodies during training is required to be replaced by an equal amount of water and energy drinks in order to ensure good health to the athlete. Athletes that are on a mission to lose weighting order to boost their performance are advised to do it in the right way. Sudden loss or gain of weight in an unnatural is considered to have a negative impact on an athlete’s health. “They are advised to seek help on weight loss through certified dietitians since individual and uninformed experimenting of diets can lead to eating disorders and other poor eating habits” (Thompson, Ron 88). If an athlete ensures they have a balanced diet and they ensure that their body nutrition is well kept, their performance and health will greatly change to the positive. Comment by Abigail Lambke: Only use the last name in the citation Comment by Abigail Lambke: You need a conclusion paragraph where you bring the essay to a close

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