A varied diet is vital in order for our bodies to function well. However, a balanced diet is not always sufficient. Some people, such as sportsmen and women, need larger amounts of certain nutrients that the meals we consume cannot supply completely. Naturally, being so active means they need to eat more. Nonetheless, eating more does not guarantee optimal performance and recovery. Indeed, physical activity requires specific needs :

In terms of quality. The need for certain nutritional elements increases, thus the food consumed by sportsmen and women must take this into account..
In terms of quantity. Each of these nutrients should be available in optimum quantities, neither too much nor too little, and in such a way that they can be assimilated efficiently, ensuring that they do not impede each other's actions, but reinforce them.
In terms of sequence. The body's needs change before, during and just after effort, and it requires food appropriate to each of these moments. Although normal meals constitute the basis of our nutrition, they are not adapted to specific needs related to these three moments. Each of them corresponds to different states of our body and form the basis of our B.D.A.method, a unique three step concept of "before, during, after" that makes Punch power an original and indispensable range of foods aimed at optimising performance.

Isabelle MISCHLER, phD