The increase in the sporting habit requires a review of patterns of food.

-pharmacy offers control, reliability and safety in the delivery of nutritional supplements

-athlete child nutrition has to focus on their personal development before that in the demands of the sport practised. ‘ are children before footballers ’, is the message they understand parents

-women who practise exercise regularly to monitor the triad of the athlete that focuses on eating disorders, amenorrhea and osteoporosis

Bilbao, November of 2011- the practice of physical exercise, accompanied by control of food are key to the prevention and control of many chronic diseases as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular problems, some sort of cancer, arthritis, osteoporosis and some others related to mental health. Aware of this reality, and account to the growing presence of sport in the living habits of Western society, both professional and amateur way ” during the month of November, the official College of pharmacists of Bizkaia (COFBi) has organized a course entitled physical activity and nutrition and which contains a number of concepts (b)ásicos on the type of food that should follow people who practice sports regularly ”.

Coordinated by the head of the Group of school nutrition and Athletic, Tuscany Viar, nutritionist course boasts the presence of the director of the unit of nutrition community of the City Hall of Bilbao Javier Aranceta; the head of the medical services of Athletic, Josean Lekue; the specialist in medicine of the sport, Juanma Santiesteban, also medical of the rojiblanco club, and Rafael Urrialde, Health and Nutrition Manager of Coca-Cola Iberia. Between them they will define guidelines and advice that transmit from the pharmacy to an adequate food related to the practice of physical exercise.

Precise Tuscany Viar to linked to practice sports, as important as what comes is when it comes. Set guidelines and schedules and find nutritional balance is essential when one keeps sports practices. Case, in not few occasions, which is taken care of food when approaching the competition and not so much during the training, an essential of the preparation phase in addition, you must define precisely what kind of sport is practised and what required to enhance, if force or resistance ”.

Proper hydration is one of the key issues in the practice of physical exercise. Tuscany Viar recalls, in this regard, that becomes necessary to educate the athlete to during exercise drink much, even without having sensation of thirst and to ensure that their hydration levels are appropriate at all times ”.

The thread of this reflection, the Coordinator of the Group of COFBi the nutrition recalls that different types of aid ergónicas in sport. There are numerous such nutritional supplements distributed through different channels. In this regard, it should be noted that the pharmacy is a good place for their acquisition, every time that it offers control, reliability and security in the dispensation ”.

Food associated with the practice of sports of children and women athletes must meet various peculiarities. Underlines this Tuscan issue Viar to remember that has to prevail the nutritional balance of children above their needs as sportsmen. Many parents have to take into account that before players are children under development. It is necessary to offer a varied and complete diet and be creative to give them a balanced diet ”.

For women who practise exercise regularly, Tuscany Viar recalls that has to monitor the triad of the athlete, a phenomenon that is specified in the alteration in menstrual periods or absence of ellos (amenorrhea), loss of bone strength and greater fragility of bones with risk of injury (osteoporosis) and disturbances in eating habits that may end up in eating disorders ”.

The expert notes that a woman concerned about their body weight trained everyday should be a diet that covers the daily caloric requirement as well as also complete nutrient. Is advisable to carry out physical exercise according to your possibilities ”.