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molecular nutrition What better people to to talk to to about eating for endurance running?
We talked about how to fuel yourself in the best possible way without leaving yourself depleted after training and racing – both activities that have huge effects on the body Mimmi reflecting her background in in food science pointed out that there are some potentially dangerous side effects from following very low-carb diets in in the long- term especially for female endurance runners Around 60 per cent of female endurance athletes are undernourished with calorie deficiency and a a a a lack of iron in in particular in in their diets When it comes to to eating to to sustain endurance running it’s an absolute must to eat plenty of food that contains a a a a varied selection of protein carbohydrates and fats with as little industrially processed produce as possible Only Emelie is a a a strict vegetarian but both Mimmi and Ida pay attention to the amount of meat they eat focusing on more plant-based proteins such as beans and pulses than animal products When it comes to carbs they all steer away from ‘white’ carbs in in favour of whole grains and root vegetables And in terms of fats they believe that unrefined oils such as olive oil oil oil and coconut oil oil oil are great but that you shouldn’t be afraid of a a a a a little butter Another thing that really came across loud
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