Wednesday 14 May 2014

Introduction

The theme for our group IV project this year is the Tour de France, the reason for this theme is because some of the opening stages are being held in Yorkshire before heading back over to France for the rest of the tour.
When our group got told the theme, we decided to look at health and food for the riders of the tour de France, we decided to look at the amount of vitamin C that is found in certain food the riders may come across while travelling across Yorkshire.

Health and diet is an essential part of any athletes life, and can be the difference between winning and losing. It is very important for the riders of the Tour de France to have a correct diet to replace all the carbohydrates, protein, vitamins and minerals lost during the previous stage.


Vitamin C is one of the most things to include in a regular diet. The powerful vitamin provides     
a number of very important health benefits, and the body needs it to function well. Vitamin C aids in staving off all kinds of diseases, improving the immune system, preventing inflammation, and supplying the body with chemicals that help it to process a diverse diet.



Health benefits of Vitamin C;


  1. Contains antioxidants which help fight off free radicals in the body, warding off infections and virus - helping keep the riders of the Tour de France healthy during the Tour so there don't miss any stages.
  2. It is useful at breaking down some kinds of oxidised fats
  3. Helps build healthy tissue.  

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