Endurance athletes perform better if they avoid these foods

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Onions, soya, beans and pistachio nuts are all healthy, but endurance athletes are better off avoiding them in the week before a race, according to sports scientist David Nieman of Appalachian State University. These foods contain large amounts of the oligosaccharide raffinose [structural formula shown below] and, in an experiment involving 20 experienced cyclists, Nieman

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