Okay here is the rub, If you want to lose weight, burnt more than you eat. It is imposible to gain weight this way. (Astotle noted, a fat man eats before he exercises and a health man eats after he has exercises. Tea is a natural hunger appetite supressant, that is why the English drink tea with light snacks. Red wine is an anti oxidant, which helps explain why the French are healthy on their diet) Second, the jury is still out on the most effective source of energy for high performance athletes. On study found that FAT has more accessible energy per gram than carbohydrates. (see lore of running published before Noakes started questioning carbs openly) Another study by PVM found that protein is necessary for the body to be able to convert carbohydrates into energy. From this it is obvious it is easy to pack carbohydrates into the body, but not so easy for the body to start and sustain its conversion into energy. Maybe for elite athletes that need readily accesible energy to rather load on protien and fat with some carbohydrates, than just carbohydates. Thirdly, what is good for high erformance athletes is not necesarily good advice to the weakend (sic) warrior who is exercising primarily to lose weight and secondary to improve his dismal performance. Finally there is nothing wrong with a 3 hour exercise session followed by steak, potato and a glass of red wine, so long as it is a small steak chip and glass of wine (rule one eat less than you burnt).
