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Optimizing Fuel Sources for Athletic Performance
Exploring the interplay between dietary fat intake, fat burning capacity, and endurance training for athletes. The chapter emphasizes the importance of training methods over fat consumption in enhancing the body's ability to utilize fats as a fuel source and discusses the implications of different dietary approaches on endurance and high-intensity activities. It addresses misconceptions around carb and fat utilization, energy balance for fat loss, and the short-term vs long-term effects of macronutrients on athlete performance.