title: Eating before competing.
abstract: Many casual exercisers and competitive athletes believe they should avoid food for several hours before they exercise or compete. Others wonder if they should snack, perhaps on an energy bar before a soccer game. And a few are so nervous that even the thought of food is nauseating.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition Services, Sports Medicine Associates, Brookline, MA, 02467-2594, USA.
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authors.lastname: Clark