A survey conducted by Texas A&M professors showed that athletes' diet prevents athletes and students from gaining weight and feeling drained in the class. Few athlete and regular students who participated the survey said that they felt energized in their classes and had improved athletic performance after adopting Athlete's Diet.
Nutrition plays an important role both in the athlete's recovery and performance time, Kelby Nixon, a former basketball player and present biomedical science junior student at the University of Texas in Dallas, shared in the survey. Thus as a former athlete, he would eat full four meals per day as athletes were working out three hours per day plus weights. Fresh fruits and vegetables and proteins were included in his balanced diet. Energy drink like Gatorade and water keep him hydrated.
After following Athletes' Diet, Stephen Hargis, a general studies junior, was able to maintain a healthy lifestyle. "I'm on the zone diet, your goal is to meet all your macros, which are protein, carbs, and fat," Stephen said. He added that the diet has definitely shown him how addicted he was to sugar, but it is great because he can eat a lot but have it be healthy and feel great.
Lastly, Athletes' Diet made Madison Becker, a theater art senior, more energized for class and felt a lot better. Becky said that compared to previous semesters, she was not drinking or eating correctly, but after introduced to Athletes' Diet, now she has been eating two packets of oatmeal in the morning, cheese, jerky and an apple for lunch. She also added that today she felt a lot better and more energized for her classes.
Meanwhile, the majority of the students in the survey who gained weight during their first stay in the University were advised to follow the Athletes' Diet proportioned to their physical activities for better nutrition and health, the University Herald has learned. Students must stop depending on fast food chains for their lunch as well as purchasing snacks from school canteens which were cited by the survey as the reason for students' weight gain.
The Athletes' Diet is the newest eating regimen marketed to improve athletic performance by opposing traditional high carbohydrate sports diets, according to a study. Followers of this diet must balance carbs, proteins, and fats in these proportions: 40 percent carbs; 30 percent protein; and 30 percent fat.
