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    up to but not including the section on Vitamins and Minerals. Prepare a 2-4 minute presentation to read to the class highlighting the important parts of each reading. POSITION STATEMENT Physical activity‚ athletic performance‚ and recovery from exercise are enhanced by proper nutrition. KEY POINTS Athletes need to eat enough calories during periods of intense or endurance training to maintain body weight and health. Not eating enough can result in loss of muscle mass‚ bone density‚ fatigue

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    Preliminary research proposal for the master’s thesis Nutrition and Performance in Sport Belgrade‚ Serbia‚ November 2013 Introduction Sport (or sports) is all forms of usually competitive physical activity which‚ through casual or organised participation‚ aim to use‚ maintain or improve physical ability and skills while providing entertainment to participants‚ and in some cases‚ spectators. Hundreds of sports exist‚ from those requiring only two participants‚ through

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    Effect of Nutrition and Fitness on Academic Performance The health and overall fitness of adolescents and students has taken a radical turn in the most recent decades. Each year the overall body mass index of this particular group of individuals is steadily increasing. It seems to many that one’s health is a vital role in success‚ especially in the academic realm. Research was conducted to see whether this slight decrease of fitness and health has an impact on a student’s academic performance (Burkhalter

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    I have chosen to develop an essay on the importance and effectiveness of proper nutrition and its relation to academic performance. After reading You are What You Eat‚ I could only think about myself as a student and the vast differences in my life when I follow good nutrition routines on a regular basis compared to unhealthy nutritional patterns. My passion in writing this essay comes from my own experiences although I am certain I may highlight many others’ experiences as well. The

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    on an athlete’s performance as what they put into their body; their diet. While the human body is surprisingly tolerant to an unfavorable diet‚ which explains how we are surviving the mass availability of toxic foods‚ an athlete’s requirement is far different. The same concept applies to automobiles: the higher performance the engine‚ the higher quality fuel‚ or more octane‚ the car needs. Use lower quality gasoline‚ and the car will experience lower gas mileage‚ reduced performance‚ and even possibility

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    succeed in any organized competition. It is this drive that results in the vigorous preparation athletes’ go through to become superior among their race. To thrive‚ we must understand that proper nutrition is the basis any athlete must build from in order to achieve peak physical performance. Prior to strenuous activity it is imperative that the body has the required amounts of nutrients to carry out an activity. At the latest reference it is recommended that a person consume an average

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    Effect of Nutrition on Academic Performance RGS6035.E2 - Chapter 1 Kurt Cornett Amberton University Effect of Nutrition on Academic Performance Every year millions of tax dollars are spent on school nutrition programs all over the United States. Legislators across the nation lobby for coordinated school health programs and place increasing emphasis on student nutrition. Television commercials remind kids to eat a balanced diet and food products aimed

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    Discuss the use of science to enhance athletic performance The enhancement of performance must be extremely important to all athletes no matter what their sport. I will cover three main bodies in this essay. Firstly the use of supplements and diet to enhance performance‚ and how that might have changed. Secondly how training of actually athletes has changed with science. Thirdly the science on both sides of performance enhancing substances and the effect it might have on not just those who

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    Good Nutrition and Student’s School Performance Parents should be reminded that aside from the constant increase of tuition fees and their infusion of good study habits‚ nutrition plays a major role in their student’s school performance. Student’s peak performance at school can be attributed much to good nutrition and eating habits. For example‚ having breakfast ‚ being the most critical meal of the day‚ has an effect on cognition‚ strength ‚ attitudes and endurance at school. A good breakfast

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    Adolescents and the use of Performance Enhancing Drugs in Athletics Much of the evidence on the use of performance enhancing drugs in sports comes from professional athletics. However‚ evidence also indicates that adolescents use performance-enhancing drugs‚ but that their use is not limited to those participating in athletics. The use of performance enhancing drugs also called “doping” can be tempting for teen athletes. Many young people often feel pressured by their peers or by their own ambitions

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