Why do footballers need minerals?

Answer 1

Football is a demanding sport. Whether you are playing it as a hobby or with your sights set on the lifting one of those all-important cups, you need to keep your eye on the ball, (or should I say, your fork on the broccoli) to keep yourself in top condition.

So you might be wondering what food has to do with football fitness anyway? I'm here to tell you that it has everything to do with it and we're going to take a trip through the human body to explain why.


Let's start with the muscles, which you will agree are pretty important to being a good footballer. Our muscles are made up of muscle cells or fibres and to build these fibres we need plenty of protein in our diet (from food such as meat, fish, eggs, milk, beans or nuts). Without these foods, we don't have the right ingredients to make strong muscles.