With the London Olympics quickly approaching, the United Kingdom Anti-Doping Association warned athletes to avoid foods that will make an athlete test positive on a drug screening. The top of that list? Liver, which can increase the risk of an athlete testing positive for anabolic agent clenbuterol.

The Food Standard Agency, a British government agency similar to the Food and Drug Administration in the U.S., advised athletes against eating liver.

“The FSA cannot rule out the possibility that if a large portion of liver is consumed containing clenbuterol at permitted residue limits, urine collected shortly after consumption may contain detectable levels of clenbuterol. This depends on many factors including the amount consumed, the timing of the urine test and the analytical methods used.”

Food has played a part in positive drug tests in the past. Tong Wen, an Olympic gold medalist weightlifter from China, blamed pork chops when she tested positive for clenbuterol. Spanish cyclist Alberto Contado also tested positive for clenbuterol, and blamed a steak.

Read more: Olympians warned: Don’t eat liver

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Vancouver always touts its multiculturalism proudly, and so does Japadog on Burrard and Smithe, where “east meets west deliciously” as tastethehappy puts it. Its fusion food in a bun. More precisely, they serve hot dogs with a Japanese makeover. I know, its hard to imagine if you haven’t seen it before, and I had trouble explaining it to my coworkers without visual aid.

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It’s almost 50 percent Asian and South Asian. Some in those communities are now saying they’re upset that reality wasn’t reflected in the Opening Ceremony.

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In 776 BC, Coroebus of Elis, a baker, won the stadion (now known as the sprint), making him the first medalist on record at the world’s very first Olympiad in Greece. Makes perfect sense. A baker with easy access to carb-filled foods is bound to outrun, let’s say, a bricklayer or a sandal maker, right?

There is no question: Diet plays an active role at the Games. Food fuels the body, and each athlete demands a particular kind of sustenance. For instance, a 250-pound bobsledder requires proteins like steak to compete, while an endurance athlete like a cross-country skier needs carbs to go the distance.

To aid the more than 2,000 competitors in their quest for the gold, the folks behind the 2010 Vancouver Olympics spent years researching and planning the grub for the Games. What goes into the prep for these hungry athletes? We got the skinny from Nejat Sarp, VP, Services, Villages and General Manager Vancouver.

Read the interview at Gold Medal Meals: What the Olympic Athletes Eat at the Vancouver Winter Games.

The world’s best athletes are thrilling spectators and television viewers alike as they perform amazing manoeuvres on alpine slopes and various ice surfaces as they go for the gold at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

You may marvel at their preparations and intense focus, but have you ever wondered what they ate for breakfast?

The food athletes put on their plates is just as important as their rigorous training regime, says John Berardi, who has worked in the exercise and nutrition arena for over 10 years.

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