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I've signed on with Children Come First, an educational non-profit, as their resident fitness blogger. I'll link my entries below. Enjoy, and feel free to write me with critiques and comments.
 
New study suggests food to be as addictive as heroin/cocaine
  • Nature Neuroscience recently published a study headed by scientists at the Florida-based Scripps Research Institute. Their findings show that rats who get a buffet style environment of all-you-can-eat dining, will become addicted to this lifestyle in the same way that druggies will become addicted to heroin or cocaine.
  • Written by Christine Gary for CCF on 4/4/2010
 
The 10 Commandments of Marathon Fueling 
  • You’ve spent months training for your upcoming race: diligently logging miles on the road and treadmill alike. So what could keep you from having an excellent race day? Nutrition. What you eat before, during, and after a marathon can make or break your performance. So here are some guidelines to make sure your eating habits aren’t counterproductive to the time you’ve spent in physical training. You can consider them “the Ten Commandments of Marathon Fueling.”
  • Written by Christine Gary for CCF on 3/23/2010