Food basics
There’s no point working hard in the gym if you undermine all the training with poor dietary choices, but knowing what advice to follow can be tricky. Every week sees new fad diets emerge and more scare stories hit the news, while nutritionists and scientists contradict each other on the regular. To help you navigate this complex subject, we’ve distilled the collective wisdom of the world’s leading nutrition experts into easy-to-follow areas below. Memorise them, take them shopping or stick them on the fridge – then tuck in.
Go free range
Just in case that value crate of cage-raised eggs looks tempting, let us remind you just how much organic and free-range meat and fish is better for your body.
Free-range chickens, for instance, have a more varied diet and get a lot more exercise. This allows the development of more muscle, which tends to contain increased levels of zinc, vitamins B, A and K, amino acids, iron, selenium, phosphorus and zinc.
Fellow barnyard buddies, cows, taste better if
