Palacios Gil-Antuñano N
Servicio de Endocrinología y Nutrición, Centro de Medicina del Deporte, Consejo Superior de Deportes, Madrid, España.
Nutr Hosp. 2000;15 Suppl 1:31-40.
The principles of a good diet and proper nutrition are the same for people practising sports and for non-athletes. The main difference lies in the amount of energy that sportsmen and women need to carry out a more intense physical activity and to keep an appropriate weight to allow greater performance. The relationship between nutrition and physical exercise has often been shrouded in confusion and conjecture, so certain products or supplements turn into real myths through attempts to achieve better athletic results, despite the fact the information available on the true effect of a particular substance or food on athletic performance is, quite limited and disputed. This paper attempts to clarify the scientific information available on this subject.
