Starting a long-distance race with full a full tank of glycogen (a.k.a. stored carbs in your muscles and liver) can help you avoid the dreaded “bonk.” For years, it has been a popular practice to hit ...

Carb-loading before exercise is believed to fuel workouts and help speed recovery. As evidenced by your prerace or pregame pasta dinners in high school, the mainstream conversation around this topic ...

For many years, sports nutrition was rooted in a simple metaphor: the body is an engine, glycogen (the body’s quick-release carbohydrate reserve) is its fuel, and fatigue occurs when the tank runs low ...

Starting a long-distance race with full a full tank of glycogen (aka stored carbs in your muscles and liver) can help you avoid the dreaded “bonk”. For years, it has been a popular practice to hit up ...

Carb loading is a sacrosanct part of the training cycle. In the days leading up to a race, the committed distance runner is compelled to eat an industrial amount of carbohydrate-rich food. That’s why ...

A variety of healthy ingredients were used to prepare the meals for the Healthy Barbecue Cooking Class held outside the Bayview Restaurant aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, July 19, 2011.

Jillian Kubala, MS, is a registered dietitian based in Westhampton, NY. Jillian uses a unique and personalized approach to help her clients achieve optimal wellness through nutrition and lifestyle ...