The Athlete’s Kitchen
Copyright: Nancy Clark MS RD CSSD, May 2008
The Beat Goes On: Heart Health and Nutrition
Although exercise is one of the best ways to improve heart health, even
athletes are not immune from heart disease. You have undoubtedly heard
reports of marathon runners who die of heart attacks and football
players who have strokes. Women, like men, need to pay attention to
heart disease; it is the #1 killer of women, higher than all cancers
combined.
To address the topic of heart disease among active people, the Sports
and Cardiovascular Nutrition practice group of the American Dietetic
Association (www.SCANdpg.org) featured heart health as the theme of
their annual convention (April 2008, Boston). The following bits of
information from that conference might inspire you eat wisely to keep
your heart beating for a long and healthful lifetime.
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