Need energy? Find it in your food
Posted: Jul 7th 2008 9:00AM by Jacki Donaldson
Filed under: Food and Nutrition
AOL Health has the secret for energetic living. It's as easy as eating well -- and avoiding foods that zap the life out of us. Here are some of them.
- While not everyone will get sleepy after a turkey sandwich, turkey (and milk, corn, brown rice, and legumes too) contain an amino acid called tryptophan that can be both relaxing and exhausting. If fatigue is a problem for you, you might want to steer clear of these foods.
- Sugar may seem to give you a burst of energy, but that's all it is -- a burst. Long-lasting energy will never come from sugary foods. The body metabolizes sugar too quickly and then leaves you feeling just plain "blah."
- Any food with lots of fat takes longer to break down in your body and won't leave you feeling perky.
For more eating-for-energy secrets -- Hint: sports drinks may not be all they're cracked up to be -- check out
this AOL site.
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