March 7, 2016

Sports Nutrition 231: Fat-Adaptation for Plant-Based Diets, Should We Rely on ‘HbA1c’ Results, and More

On this show with Ben Greenfield: Nutrition for adventure racers that do multi-day events, race self-sufficiently, sometimes for 24-36 hours at a time, no aid stations, no drop bags, etc. High “hemoglobin A1c” (HbA1c) results in high-fat fat-adapted athlete. What does HbA1C measure? And it’s relationship with Type 2 Diabetes. If you’re following a high-fat diet and Read More

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