Consuming sugar before, during, or after your workout helps you go longer, stay stronger, and recover more quickly and effectively from exercise, the latest research finds. Sugar has become nutrition’s public enemy No. 1. Eating too much is blamed for heart disease, diabetes, and obesity, among other things – which is why everyone you know is going nuts trying to quit it. But if you’re an active woman, the story is different, and ridding your diet of sugar isn’t just unnecessary, it can actually sabotage your fitness goals, experts say.
You can and should eat sugar before, during, or right after your workout because your brain and muscles need it for fuel, especially if you’re doing intense or lengthy sessions. Without it, you won’t be able to push as hard…