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    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Timing set by logistics produces different outcomes for every player?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "How quickly a meal clears the stomach depends on its size, its composition, and the individual athlete. A large, protein-heavy plate eaten three hours before a 3pm kick-off may still be sitting uncomfortably in a midfielder's gut when they're sprinting into their first challenge."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Composition errors at scale make correct timing irrelevant?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Even when timing is right, composition is often wrong. Pre-match meals at club level tend to reflect what's easy to prepare at scale, pasta, rice, chicken, bread."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: The final hour is where energy availability is actually decided?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The hour before kick-off is where many players could recover ground, and most clubs leave it entirely unstructured. A small, easily digestible carbohydrate source consumed thirty to sixty minutes before the whistle can meaningfully support energy availability without the digestive burden of a full meal."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: The fix requires better questions, not bigger budgets?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The clubs that get this right aren't necessarily spending more or hiring specialist staff. They're asking better questions: not just when players eat, but what they eat, how much, and whether the timing actually reflects the demands of what comes next."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How can I put this into practice for better pre match meal timing?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Treat fuelling as part of your preparation, not an afterthought. The science only helps when it is applied consistently: plan around your training and competition, fuel before you feel you need to, and review what works for you over time. Science in Sport products are designed to make evidence-based fuelling simple to get right, so you arrive prepared and perform with confidence."
      }
    }
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