2019-06-01_220_Triathlon

24 / /June 2019

TheMediterraneandiethasbeen

linkedtobetterandlonger-lasting

health– hardlysurprisingwhenit’s

characterisedbyfruitsand

vegetables,nuts,oliveoiland

wholegrains.It’salsolargely

devoidofredandprocessed

meats;dairy,transand

saturatedfats;andrefined

sugars.So,a higherstandard

oflivingbutnotone

necessarilyassociatedwith

improvedtriathlonperformance.

Untilnow.ResearchersatSaintLouis

University,USA,discoveredthat

eating a Mediterranean diet

improvedathletes’performance

afterfourdays.Onaverage,the 11

activemenandwomenimproved

their5kmruntimeby6%thanwhen

ona Westerndiet– lowinfruit

andveg,highinrefinedfoods

• despitesimilarheartrates
  andratingsofperceived
  exertion.Theresearchers
  notedpotentialcauses:the
  anti-inflammatoryand
  antioxidanteffectofsucha diet;
  a morealkaline‘milieu’is more
  favourabletoendurancethanan
  acidicbase;andthepositive
  endurance impact of nitrates.

quick

science

Tuesdayswerealwaysavo-cardio

daysforChrisShroom,pounding

the local roads on his juicy ride

THESECRETSTUDIONET

Studyshowsvastperformancegains

in athletes eating a Mediterranean diet

EATLIKE

ANITALIAN

AND SMASH

YOUR PB