Regular physical activity is a vital part of a healthy lifestyle, ideally constituting to a total of at least 30 minutes per day, including some aerobic and resistance activities.
Physically active people show lower risks or coronary heart diseases , hypertension and stroke, type 2 diabetes , obesity, and other common chronic diseases.
A popular sports nutrition dietary fad revolves around the myth that high- carbohydrate diets impair athletic performance and makes athletes fat. Food has tremendous impact on complex hormonal systems that help to control physiological processes such as cellular oxygen transfer, maintenance of blood glucose and regulation of body fat.
Athletes must eat the perfect ratio or proteins, carbohydrates and fat at each meal and snack to control hormonal systems and to reach the maximum performance and ideal weight. The perfect ratio consists of 40% of carbohydrates, 30% protein and 30% fat at each meal and snack.
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