Nutrients
Forget Calories. The Weight of Your Food is What Really Matters
When it comes to food, calories are king. People often think about the caloric values of food before anything else. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but calories aren’t the [...]
Orthorexia: When Healthy Eating Turns Harmful
A serious dedication to a healthy diet hardly seems like a bad thing. But for some, the need to follow a "perfect diet" can actually become an unhealthy habit. Their [...]
Are Sweet Potatoes Actually Healthier Than White Potatoes?
Along with chicken breast and brown rice, sweet potatoes have become a staple of the elite athlete diet. Nowadays, nearly every pro athlete with whom STACK speaks mentions sweet potatoes [...]
Pinch: Finally, a Better Fiber Supplement for the Masses
Fiber. It’s a critical component of a healthy diet, yet the average American eats far too little of it. According to the National Institutes of Health, teens and adults should [...]
How a High-Nitrate Diet Can Boost Athletic Performance
Nutrition is an important aspect of athletic success since what we eat serves as the fuel we use during exercise. In recent years elite Tour de France...
3 Basic Nutrition Rules Athletes Need to Follow
The Nutritional Exercises You Are Not doing to Lose fat, Gain Muscle, & Feel Better Matt Crawley, MS, CSCS,*D, RSCC, USATF-1, FRC, PN1 Enough with the...
After a Workout, What Matters More: What You Eat or When You Eat?
After a workout, what’s more important, what you eat, or when you eat it? I’d argue that the answer is a little of both. Let me explain. First, yes, I [...]
The Simple Nutrition Tip That Guarantees Muscle Gain or Fat Loss
Enough is enough. If you are an athlete and you want to take your game to the next level then you need to start paying attention to what you eat. The...
How to Identify and Avoid Highly Processed Foods
You've heard of processed foods, but you still might have questions about them. STACK talked to sports dietician Leslie Bonci to learn more about processed foods and how to avoid [...]
These 5 Foods Will Improve Your Health
What you eat directly affects processes in your body that lead to aging and dysfunction. Improved body composition, mental clarity, sharper focus, and...
