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Energy - Food - Calories

GAA players eat food to provide them with the energy their body needs to function. This energy comes from four different components in food, carbohydrate, fat, protein and alcohol. Each of these provides a different amount of energy. Carbohydrate 4 kcal, protein 4 kcal, fat 9 kcal, alcohol 7 kcal. Our body breaks down these macro nutrients via…

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