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Quiz: Paleo or Not?
Eating like a caveman is all the rage. But the Paleo diet isn’t always super straightforward. How much do you know about what’s really Paleo and what’s not? Take our quiz to find out.Take the Quiz
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5 Delicious DIY Sports Food Recipes
It’s easy to grow tired of eating packaged energy gels, blocks, chews, and bars. The good news: You can create your own delicious, all-natural versions—and still receive the same performance benefits....
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The 5 Ingredients that Belong in Your Fridge
Sometimes going back to basics is not a bad thing. Rather than stocking up on a million different things at the grocery store, for example, you could focus on a few high-quality items, save a little...
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The 4 Paleo Commandments All Athletes Should Follow
Eating like a caveman is tough. Without going into the Paleo Diet’s debatable historical accuracy, the movement’s emphasis on whole foods, meat-heavy meals, and rejection of grains can make dining out...
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The Athlete's Guide to Superfood Seeds
Yeah, superfoods come in and out of favor like fashion trends. A few years ago, we were all about acai, as this Hopes&Fears article points out, and now we’re really into kale and quinoa. It makes...
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Ultrarunner Mike Foote's Pre-Hardrock 100 Dinner
North Face runner Mike Foote placed second at this year's Hardrock 100, finishing in Silverton, Colorado, in a time of 25 hours and 54 minutes. For dinner the night before the race, Foote downed a...
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Could Watermelon Juice Make You a Better Athlete?
By now, you’ve probably sipped beet juice, pressed turmeric root into shooters, guzzled post-run coconut water, and suffered through more lumpy green smoothies than you care to admit. When it comes to...
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FATwater: Coming to an Aid Station Near You
Your third grade science teacher was wrong: Apparently oil and water do mix.Or at least they do if you break the oil into nanoparticles and add a bit of slick marketing. FATwater, which is water with...
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What the Hell Is Paleo, Really?
A recent report in the Quarterly Journal of Biology argues that, not only were carbohydrates part of our paleolithic diet, they were an essential part, fueling our fast- growing brains. The study went...
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When Athletes Should Eat a Meat Chip
Once in a while, I get sent a package of sports food that confuses me. Meat Chips, Zombie bars, water with added fat, the list goes on. Curious and hungry, I decided it was time to put the latest batch...
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This Fruit Will Be Your New Favorite Meat Substitute
If you think all meat substitutes are awful, you don't know jack(fruit). In the past two decades, vegetarian cuisine has come a long way. But meat substitutes have remained stubbornly stuck in the...
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How to Navigate the Energy Bar Aisle for Peak Performance
Choice overload, or decision fatigue, is a concept from behavioral economics that says when we are faced with multiple similar options—something most would consider a good thing—we can become flustered...
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The Next Big Sports Food Is... Algae?
Boston company ENERGYbits is selling algae strains spirulina and chlorella as the next chia seeds: power supplements that improve stamina and reduce inflammation. The algae is sold in one-calorie...
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The Indian Superfruit That Could Help You Recover Faster
Dried kokum looks like bits of leather, a pile of brown husks that rattle around in the bag. Drop a few pieces into a water bottle, however, and they'll slowly stain the contents a dark red, like a...
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It Was Easier to Be Skinny in the 1980s. But That's Not Why You're Overweight.
In a recent study published in Obesity Research & Clinical Practice researchers at York University in Toronto analyzed a large body of data on diet, physical activity, and body weight that had been...
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Deconstructing Our Food System’s Chemical Dependency
It’s the diet advice that springs eternal, if you can’t pronounce the ingredient, you probably shouldn’t be eating it. But here’s the problem with the adage: bacon grease and high fructose corn syrup...
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Not Everyone Should Be Doing the Bonk Workout
The bonk run (or ride) is a workout both feared and revered in some elite endurance training circles. The general idea behind it is this: you work out sans carbs, like going for a morning run without...
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Can the Right Cup Turn Water into Coke?
What if you could turn sparkling water into Coke? That’s the idea behind a new product that’s racked up $225,935 on Indiegogo—more than 4.5 times its original goal.The Right Cup is advertised as a...
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Does Working Out In the Cold Burn More Calories?
There’s something about plowing powder all day that makes you think: I’ve definitely earned fondue tonight. Winter weather has the effect of making you crave hearty winter fare. But do sub-zero...
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How to Prep Your Meals Like a Pro Triathlete
After you finish my 100-mile bike ride you'll eat a salad with grilled chicken and quinoa, you told yourself. But here you are standing in the kitchen, still in Lycra, polishing off that Costco-sized...
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