It is becoming increasingly common for football players to attach great importance to nutrition, and for some months now it has been common to hear talk of ‘superfoods’.
This is the name given in the dressing rooms of football teams to products that are all-natural but contain the necessary nutrients to aid performance.
Now the food that has become fashionable among the great footballers is seaweed, as it provides nutrients whenever you eat it.
In other words, you can eat seaweed before, during and after training. It also provides seven times more protein than meat, vegetables or fish.
But it is above all spirulina and chlorella that are the most nutritious.
What makes a superfood?
1. It is a source of phenylalanine, accelerates metabolism and eliminates toxins from the body more quickly.
2. They have satiating power when they come into contact with water in the body.
3. Contains vitamins A, B1, B2, C, D, E and K, potassium, iron, fibre and calcium (up to ten times more than milk).
4. It has antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties that help strengthen the immune system.
The diet of footballers
Algae has something very important for these three footballers, and that is that its calorific value is almost nil.
For this reason, it is becoming increasingly common for great footballers such as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to include algae in their diets.
Another well-known sportsman who loves this food is Karim Benzema, the Real Madrid striker is in the best physical condition of his career and his diet plays a big part in that.
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