Sports nutrition

Sports nutrition is the study and practice of nutrition and diet for maintaining and improving athletic performance. Nutrition is part of many sports training regimens, being used in strength sports and endurance sports. Sports nutrition focuses on the type, as well as the quantity, of fluids and food taken by an athlete.

It deals with consuming nutrients, such as vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.

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