Vitamins & Minerals
What is Calcium?
This nutrient is found in the following foods: fish, lean meats, poultry, eggs, dairy, nuts, soy, and peanut butter.
What is protein?
Steroids can cause these mental health problems.
What are depression and serious mood swings.
Even a mild form of this can affect an athlete's physical and mental performance.
What is dehydration?
A full meal should be eaten this many hours before activities and competitions.
What is 3-4 hours?
This vitamin or mineral carries oxygen to muscles.
What is iron?
This type of nutrient can be found in fruits, vegetables, and grains.
What are Carbohydrates?
These kind of steroids can cause unwanted side effects such as testicular shrinkage and baldness in males, and facial hair growth in girls.
What are Anabolic steroids.
Drinks containing this substance should be avoided, as large amounts of it can cause increased heart rate and blood pressure.
What is caffeine?
Food on game day should be high in this nutrient, moderate in this nutrient, and low in this nutrient.
What is carbs, then protein, and then fats?
This mineral is obtained through eating lean meats, fish, poultry, leafy green vegetables, and some cereals.
What is Iron?
This nutrient is found in vegetable oils, fish, nuts, seeds, whole milk, cheese, and butter.
What are fats?
This type of tablet are sometimes taken to avoid dehydration. In actuality this tablet can lead to dehydration.
What are salt tablets.
Avoid drinking carbonated drinks or juice because they could give you this while training or competing.
What is a stomach ache?
These food containing easy to digest carbs are better for a lighter meal when there are 3 hours or less until an activity or sports competition.
What are fruits, crackers, or bread?
This vitamin or mineral is obtained through foods like low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese.
What is calcium?
This nutrient can slow digestion and should be avoided in a 2-3 hour timeframe before exercise or sports competition.
What are fats?
Too much salt can cause these symptoms.
What are nausea, vomiting, cramps, and diarrhea, as well as damaging the stomach lining.
Must correctly answer at least 2 symptoms.
Sports drinks are no better than water for your body unless you are working out or competing for longer that this time frame.
What is 60-90 minutes?
Experts recommend eating within this time frame after intensive activity.
What is 30 minutes?
This nutrient is said to be required in huge amounts to build large, strong muscles. However in reality most teens get plenty of this nutrient for muscle growth through a healthy diet.
What is protein?
These nutrients should be eaten in the 30 minute window after intensive activity, and after 2 hours.
What is lean proteins and carbs?