Diet

"In a study on 583 male and female triathletes, 100% of participants reported feeling dissatisfied with their body size."

The low-carb craze may have unforeseen health and performance implications for male endurance athletes.

Some athletes swear by eating less-acidic foods to lower the pH of the blood, saying it improves health and performance. We break down the actual science.

You wouldn’t go from zero training to a 5 x 1-mile track workout in a day, why do the same with a new nutrition plan? Ease into your new, healthier habits just like you’d start (or restart) your training.

Does it matter when you eat? Registered Dietitian Matthew Kadey looks at the science behind time-restricted eating.

Exercise is not punishment for eating. So why do we keep buying in to the idea that certain foods need to be burned off with extra training?

Can't say no to salty or sweet foods? Feel a strong urge to consume lots of carbs? Your food cravings are subtle messages from your body, and they're trying to tell you something.

Steer clear of one-size-fits-all formulas to balance carbs, fat, and protein in your diet.

Matt Fitzgerald explains why the compensation effect is real and how it can be worked around with the right guidelines.

Micronutrients are the true building blocks of nutrition, and are essential to an athlete’s performance.

A gluten-free diet can be as healthy—or unhealthy—as any other diet.

Pip Taylor gives a list of foods to keep in your kitchen at all times to ensure that you are always ready to create a healthy meal.

Dr. John Berardi helps set out a simple plan as to when and how often you should eat every day.

The way you fuel during workouts may make you more susceptible to overeating.

Pip Taylor explains why magnesium is an important part of any triathlete's diet, and gives a list of foods rich in the mineral.

Dr. Berardi breaks down an easy way to use different food types to keep you balanced and get your diet on track.

A little monotony in your eating habits might not be such a bad thing.

Dr. John Berardi offers some simple tricks to help make this common pre-race practice even more effective.

Learn how to eat healthy through the high appetite and little extra time that comes with training for a long distance triathlon.

Many triathletes, like pro Heather Wurtele, are talking about the benefits of going gluten free, but is it something every triathlete should consider?

Sports nutritionist and professional triathlete Pip Taylor provides tips on how to further educate yourself in sports nutrition.

This seminar features Cristina Rivera. Rivera talks about nutrition products like bars, gels and supplements, and helps you decide which ones are worth your time.

Competitor's Matt Fitzgerald explains, and backs up, his assertion that eating a hearty breakfast is in your best interest.

I may have just eaten one at my desk as an afternoon pick-me-up snack. Is that weird?

Dr. John Berardi describes a very important part your daily nutrition plan: how to balance acids and bases.

New dietary guidelines come out every five years, including guidelines around balancing calories and foods we should be increasing and decreasing intake of.

The 10% rule is a guideline that helps maintain a healthy diet through monitoring calorie intake.

Triathlete magazine author Dr. Jeffrey Sankoff will be featured on an online radio show to talk about New Year’s resolutions and some of the dangers associated with them.

As we get older, our bodies gradually lose their capacity to fight free radicals with antioxidants—including those free radicals that cause fatigue during exercise. Could antioxidant supplementation combat this effect of aging on endurance performance?

In this Nutrition Q&A, professional triathlete and sports nutritionist Pip Taylor provides advice on using nutrition to help speed up the recovery process.