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Anderson, Jennifer, L. Young, and S. Prior. "Nutrition for the Athlete." //Colorado State University Extension//. 12 May 2010. Web. 13 Oct. 2010. <[|http://www.ext.colostate.edu]>.

The authors of this article are Jennifer Anderson, L. Young, and S. Prior. Jennifer Anderson has received her doctorate in Nutrition and is a registered Dietitian. She currently works as the head of the nutrition department at Colorado State University. After searching on several search engines and Colorado State University’s website, no information has been found on L. Young and S. Prior. This is an informational report for students and athletes. According to the author, an athlete needs optimal nutrition for peak performance, and good nutritional information has to be known by all athletes. This report is completely informational. They state that carbs are the best form of energy for a human because it is converted to glucose during exercise and used for energy, but fat and protein are also essential. Carbs fuel the body first, then fat, then protein. Contrary to popular belief, sugars do not fuel an athlete as well as complex carbs and they are not useful right before a sporting event. The author also mentions fluids and how chilled fluids fuel the body better because they are easily absorbed by the body and lower body temperature. The authors set up a table to show what foods are best and label the amount of calories and carbs each food has to support their argument. The entire report is all facts, so they support their article throughout the report. They also say that athletes need more protein because it is used up quickly by the muscles. Athletes need to eat more carbs and fats so that they can fuel their body throughout the entire sporting event. They also say that a pre-game meal a few hours before an event enables the body to have a complete energy charge for the event, which helps to support my argument. The entire article supports my topic. The work is very logical and clear. They separate each topic and clearly explain each point they make. The topics are adequately addressed and easily readable. They support each topic with facts and stats. These authors take objective stances on the fact that the athlete does need more than any other teenager, but that is a fact that is well known by most people. This article just explains why and how the athlete needs more. From this source, I learned the biological needs of more food for athletes. They speak about the insulin and glycogen levels of athletes and how to supplement them. None of my other sources mentioned this, so this is, for the most part, new to me. This helps to support my topic because it shows the science behind my reasoning. This information helped me develop my argument by giving the facts about each topic. The entire article has facts that can help me with my project and reasoning.

"Ryan Lochte's Plan to Beat Michael Phelps: His New & Improved Diet." //Mind Body Green//. 2010. Web. 21 Oct. 2010. . After searching the website, no specific author is addressed. The website's, //MindBodyGreen//, motto is "Our mission is to help you live better, healthier, and greener. We make it easy and fun to live a conscious lifestyle for a healthier mind, body, and planet. We promote making small steps or transformative changes towards better living"(Ryan). This article is an informational report about how Ryan Lochte has gotten better after changing his diet. This article is intended for all athletes and people striving to become healthy. Ryan Lochte has dropped time in all of his swimming events since the 2008 Olympic games. Lochte attributes his success to his recent drive to eat healthy. Lochte has fixed his diet and added different forms of exercise to his training to get faster, and it has all paid off. This author is saying that with a healthy diet, people can succeed and perform better than they would eating unhealthy food. Lochte used to eat McDonalds for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but has since given up fast food and soda. Ryan Lochte said "I always though it didn't matter what you put in your body because you burn so many calories. What I've learned is it does make a difference" (Ryan). This work is logical and clear. It is a case study of a famous swimmer, and it was well researched. The author uses direct quotes from both Lochte and one of his coaches. The author addresses how Lochte has gotten faster after starting his healthy diet. This author takes an objective stance and simply reports on Lochte's change. From this source I learned about an account where a diet has affected an athlete's performance. My argument is that an athlete's diet affects how well they perform, and this is a direct account of how my argument is true. This assures to me that what I am arguing is correct.