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Listen up: fruit and

veg are superfoods

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YOURSELF THINNER

When it comes to making

a fat-burning breakfast,

peanut butter and jam may

be the best things between

sliced bread. A study by

the University of Georgia,

US, found the combination

contains compounds that

work together to block

a sensor new fat cells

need to connect to fatty

acids in the blood and

continue growing.

MAY 2019 RUNNERSWORLD.COM/UK 017

INGREDIENTS

300g sweetcorn

3 free-range eggs

30ml milk

75g plain flour

3 spring onions

½ tsp cayenne pepper

Vegetable oil

Salt and pepper

METHOD

1 Mix the sweetcorn and

spring onions in a bowl.

Beat the eggs with the

milk and pour into the

bowl. Season with salt

and pepper. Sieve the

flour with the cayenne

pepper and stir into the

sweetcorn mixture.

2 Add the oil to a frying

pan. You need to shallow

fry these, so ensure the

base of the pan is well

covered. Heat the oil and

then lower the batter

into the pan using a ladle

• about 2 tbsp per fritter.
  Fry for a couple of
  minutes on each side.
  3 Place the fritters on
  kitchen roll to remove
  any excess oil. Serve
  with guacamole.

VEGAN ULTRARUNNING legend Scott Jurek might

be onto something, after all. New evidence

suggests dropping meat from your diet could

help your heart and postrace recovery. A review^1

of 77 studies found that adhering to a plant-

based diet plays a key role in many aspects

of training and performance, particularly in

maintaining cardiovascular health. Antioxidants

in such a diet help reduce inflammation, which

builds up in the body when you’re constantly

putting it under the stress of running long

distances. ‘Inflammation is at the heart of many

chronic diseases, like heart disease,’ says James

Loomis, medical director of the Barnard Medical

Center in Washington DC, US. A plant-based

diet may also aid recovery. ‘A diet rich in food

with nitric acid – found in beetroot and other

plant-based foods – helps to improve blood flow,

which helps you recover faster,’ adds Loomis.

Sweetcorn fritters

AW, SHUCKS

Corn: a low-key

(usually) hero of the

food world