Why is recovery nutrition important? The main goal of recovery nutrition is to help top up glycogen stores in the body so it can later can be used as energy. During exercise, our body uses blood sugar and glycogen (a form of stored carbohydrate). Optimal sport performance or activity depends on effective rebuilding of these glycogen stores! It helps enhance muscle protein synthesis. …
Carbohydrates are made up of starch, fibre and sugar. When starches and fibre are present in a food, it forms complex carbohydrates that takes the body longer to digest. This prevents the blood sugar from spiking, and promotes even energy levels and longer satiety. Sugars are the carbohydrates in their simplest form (i.e. glucose, sucrose, and fructose), and digest quickly, causing a fast spike …
