The effects of varying dietary fat on the nutrient intake in male and female runners.
Horvath PJ, Eagen CK, Ryer-Calvin SD, Pendergast DR.
Department of Physical Therapy, University at Buffalo, New York 14214, USA.
This study can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10682875
The study examined the effects of varying dietary fat levels on nutrients in female and male endurance runners.
The study concluded that:
(a) Zinc intake was higher on the highest fat diet
. (b) On the low fat diet, essential fatty acids and some minerals (especially zinc) may be too low.
(c) A low fat diet could compromise health and performance.
Zinc deficiency could leads to many health problems. See here, here and here.
The best sources of zinc include red meat, oysters and fish.
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