Leaving sports means that some of your nutrition needs will change.
- Eating for health instead of performance
- Less activity, lower calorie needs
- Making different food choices
- Eating mindfully instead of automatically
But why should you care about nutrition?
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Many chronic diseases are directly impacted by diet.
Former athletes are not necessarily at lower risk for disease.
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References:
- Ward BW, Schiller JS, and Goodman RA. Multiple chronic disease conditions among US adults: A 2012 update. Prev Chronic Dis. 2014;11:E62. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3992293/
- Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2014. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Website. http://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/index.htm. Updated May 2014.
- Paffenbarger RS, Hyde RT, Wing AL, and Hsieh C. Physical activity, all-cause mortality, and longevity of college alumni. N Engl J Med. 1986;314(10):605-13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3945246
- Quinn TJ, Sprague HA, Van Huss WD, and Olson HW. Caloric expenditure, life status, and disease in former male athletes and non-athletes. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1990;22(6):742-50. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2287250
- Simon JE and Docherty CL. Current health-related quality of life is lower in former Division I collegiate athletes than in non-collegiate athletes. Am J Sports Med. 2013;42(2):423-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24318608
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