AboutTanya Zilberter, PhD Expertise I am in neurophysiology, nutrition and dieting academic research since 1972 (PhD in Physiology) and on the Internet since 1995. Developed the Banta Diet program based on macronutrient balance using the Wilder's formula (1922). I granted the non-exclusive reprint rights to the current owner of BantaDiet.com under the condition of free online access to the program.
Experience Authored 3 academic print books and two popular diet print books as well as about a hundred scientific and popular articles
Organizations I recently do my research on neuroprotective effects of foods and diets. The site where this can be read is Brain Fuels
Diet eBooks (contact me for free copies)
LOW-FAT to LOW-CARB Rotation Diet
Complete Banta Diet jump-start
Dr. Shatalova and Her Very Low Calorie Diet
Alternative medicine eBook
On Pins and Needles of Why Children Rub Their Bruises (Free information based on this eBook can be found at Reflexo-therapy.com)
Education/Credentials PhD in Physiology
Past/Present Clients I wrote for about.com as a guide to the category "weight loss", for the lifetips.com as an expert in the category "diet", for the dietandbody.com, infozine.com, atkinszone.com, and bantadiet.com. My eBook "On Pins and Needles" is used as a content by the reflexo-therapy.com.
Could you analyse the different dietry requirements for a range of different sport and exercise activities?
Answer Dear Enzo,
This is a very serious question and requires the most detailed answer. You'll see a list of further reading below but here's the principle:
You cannot perform well in strength requiring sports if you are on a low carbohydrate diet. If you still want to limit your carb intake and do weight lifting or bodybuilding, you should have so called carb up days. Same may (or may not, nobody really knows) apply to "sprint" type of sports.
However, low carb dieting will not prevent you from doing endurance exercises, as research show.
Your individual diet can be composed using these guidelines:
Overall, diets should provide moderate amounts of energy from fat (20 to 25 of energy); however, there appears to be no health or performance benefit to consuming a diet containing less than 15 of energy from fat: http://www.dietandbody.com/article1222.html
The following key points summarize the current energy, nutrient, and fluid recommendations for active adults and competitive athletes: http://www.dietandbody.com/article1223.html
Authored 3 academic print books and two popular diet print books as well as about a hundred scientific and popular articles