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    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: A calorie deficit and fuel availability are physiologically opposed?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "These two states are not the same, and in many situations they are directly opposed. When you train in a meaningful deficit, your body has less glycogen to draw on, less capacity to sustain high-intensity output, and a higher stress burden to recover from."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Performance nutrition is built around availability, not restraint?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Performance nutrition prioritises what the body needs when it needs it. Carbohydrate before and during sessions that demand it."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Fat loss works best when it doesn't compete with training?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Effective fat loss nutrition for an athlete isn't simply eating less. It's creating a modest deficit in a way that protects training quality and lean mass."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Sequencing goals across phases beats chasing both at once?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The most functional approach for most athletes isn't choosing between these two objectives, it's sequencing them. Phases where performance is the priority, nutrition is structured to support output, and body composition changes happen as a secondary consequence of training quality."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How can I put this into practice for better fat loss vs performance nutrition?",
      "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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