tomtom wrote:
Rolo Tony wrote:Tell us more. What was included in the "poor African" diet?
basically you can find description of their diet here:
http://www.active.com/running/Articles/Eating_practices_of_the_best_endurance_athletes_in_the_world.htmMajor difference is protein/fat/carbohydrates ratio, for Kenya runners it's like 10/10/80, for rest of the world - probably around 33/33/33. In Kenya almost 90% of calories comes from plant foods, so they are almost vegans. Typical USA citizen eat 10 times more meat than Kenya runner. All foods are organic, so they are very rich in minerals and vitamins (compared to food you can buy in USA and Europe).
It's hard for me to describe eating habits in training camp where this runner gained so much iron during 4 weeks, because original article is in Polish and is full of "strange" words, as you clearly see English is not my first language :D
but I will try:
there were enzymes detected in food - they works just like our own digestive enzymes
there was rodanid detected in some foods (very small quantites, but still, and it's up to you if you want to find what rodanid means in english)
some foods reduced level of lactic acid
Anyway, Polish team is full of idiots. They have it - difference in carbo/fat/protein ratio, difference in animal food uptake, yet they ignored these facts and instead analyzed for presence of rodanid and enzymes.
It's like asking them "why Ferrari is faster than bicycle", and receiving analyze of their colour as answer. Maybe Ferrari can deflect sun rays so it doesn't need so much cooling?
Would you say the staples are still ugali and leafy greens?