“Athletes who want to decrease body fat and improve body composition should pay particular attention to dietary carbohydrate intake.”
Meat and Vegetables -All an Athlete needs for Nutritional Success!
This is the advice of Dr. Jeff Volek, Dr. Erin E. Quann and Dr. Cassandra Forsythe -all registered dietitians from the University of Connecticut as published in the February 2010 issue of the Strength and Conditioning Journal (Vol 32; No 1).
In their comprehensive study, the researchers were searching for a dietary strategy that allowed athletes to improve their body composition -defined as a greater muscle tissue to body fat ratio -while improving their physical strength and mental performance.
The researchers discovered that the old axiom “A calorie is a calorie” was wildly false. That in fact, the sources of dietary calories had significant impact on both body composition and physical performance -even while maintaining the same caloric intake.
The researchers concluded that “…diets lower in carbohydrate were associated with greater fat loss and diets higher in protein resulted in better preservation of lean body mass (muscle tissue) during weight loss. Furthermore, these effects were independent of energy intake (calories eaten) and participation in exercise (caloric expenditure).”
So what constitutes a “low carbohydrate diet?”
- Fresh, lean meat….just add veggies!
Well, generally speaking consuming only lean meats, fresh fruits and fresh vegetables is close enough.
By eliminating dairy, grains, legumes (beans, peas, peanuts) and anything made with flour -you will have essentially established a very healthy, low carbohydrate diet. There is really not much need to track specifics. The ‘hunter-gatherer’ approach is one of the very best strategies towards a healthy body composition and improved physical performance.
For many folks…this seems extreme. But really, once you adapt to this strategy you will find that you have more energy, you sleep better and your clothes will begin to fit better too…
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