Does The Greatest Olympian Of All Time Eat Healthy?

Does The Greatest Olympian Of All Time Eat Healthy? in General Healthcare

As you might have heard, swimmer Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympic athlete of all time last night. He won his eleventh gold medal in a relay race and now has more gold medals than other Olympian in world history.

Now Phelps is three gold medals away from beating fellow swimmer Mark Spitz’s record of seven in one Olympic Games.

So does world’s greatest Olympian eat healthy?

According to the New York Post, Phelps eats three fried-egg sandwiches with cheese, tomatoes, fried onions, lettuce, and mayonnaise, two cups of coffee, a five-egg omelet, a bowl of grits, three slices of French toast with powdered sugar, and three chocolate chip pancakes.

And that’s just his breakfast.

For lunch and dinner, Phelps consumes a total of two pounds of pasta, one whole pizza, two ham and cheese sandwiches, and over 1,000 calories worth of energy drinks.

Depending on the report you read, the Phelps’ daily calorie count is anywhere from 6,000 calories to 12,000 calories a day — three to six times more calories than an average person should eat per day. You would have to eat more than 22 Big Macs in a day to eat 12,000 calories.

But he needs all those calories for the energy to break world records and beat the best swimmers in the world with shocking ease.

Phelps’ diet isn’t too healthy for normal folks like us, but it’s pretty interesting to see how much a full-time athlete like him needs to eat.

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Health Care Costs Slow For The Sixth Straight Year

Health Care Costs Slow For The Sixth Straight Year in General Healthcare

A new survey of around 70 health insurance companies in the U.S. found that health care costs are increasing at a slower rate again.

The survey, conducted by Aon Consulting Worldwide, found that costs are expected to go up an average of 10.6 percent this year, reported the Associated Press.

That’s only 0.3 percent slower than last year, but a significant drop since 2002, when costs were expected to increase by 16 percent, wrote the AP article.

Aon largely attributes the six-year slowdown to efforts employers have done to cut back on health care costs — such as employee wellness programs.

The positive to these results is that health care costs are slowing. But only a 0.3 percent improvement from last year could mean the trend might not last long.

“It is encouraging that the growth in health care costs is going down, but there is still more work to be done,” said Robert Zirkelbach from America’s Health Insurance Plans.

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Kaiser Permanente To Test Microsoft’s Health Vault

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Childhood Obesity: Schools Try Adding Healthier Foods To Menus

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