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In recent decades, food and exercise have emerged as cornerstones in the prevention and treatment of relevant diseases, eg, obesity and osteoporosis. The fundamental objectives to be pursued by both physical exercise such as food if you want to be successful in the prevention and treatment of these and other diseases.

A person who makes mild-moderate exercise (walking, jogging does nothing …) without the aim of the competition, basically, in addition to proper hydration, a varied and balanced diet that is, you need to eat all kinds of food, while ensuring that there is a predominance of foods high in carbohydrates, limiting to a maximum of 30% of daily calories consumed as fat and 12-15% of calories as protein.

If, moreover, this person is doing this exercise, for example, weight loss, may follow a hypocaloric diet. These diets can also be varied and balanced if they have no less than 1500Kcal.

The daily diet of a very significant influence on physical performance of an athlete. Proper diet, in terms of quantity and quality before, during and after training and competition is essential to optimize the physical performance. Athletes also need, in addition to proper hydration, a varied and balanced diet.

How can a person be sure that it has a deficit of a vitamin or mineral? Taking a varied diet (eating everything) and balanced (that 55% of daily calories as carbohydrates are carbon, that 15% of those are as protein, and the rest as fat).

Regular exercise increases the need for protein and some vitamins and minerals, it is also needs extra eating a varied and balanced diet. In short, food specialists are very aware of before taking these supplements and other ergogenic aids, an athlete should review the diet.