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The principles of nutrition and their application to exercise and health

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‘Reliable websites for nutritional information’ from the Dietetically Speaking websites.

With the abundance of sensationalist nutritional headlines and with self-proclaimed health gurus on the rise it is becoming increasingly important to know where to look for reliable sources of nutritional information.

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This article on ‘Post-event nutrition’ is from the website of British Cycling.
This webpage from the Runner’s World website gives nutrition recommendations from a professional dietitian based on Sue’s seven-day diet.
‘A beginner’s guide to building muscle’ is a page from the Bulk Powder’s website.
The Alcohol Think Again website has an article on ‘Alcohol and nutrition’.
Look at your own or ask friends if you can analyse their food diary. Look at everything on the dairy and consider if you would change anything based on what you have learnt over this unit.
Look at your breakfast/lunch/dinner and analyse the nutritional values of each.

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