Candy Before the Game. Good or Bad Idea?

New York Times health answer man Anahad O’Connor tackles the widely-held conviction that eating candy before competition enhances our performance.Does it really? And the answer is…..
Yes and no. O’Connor tells us that “studies have shown
that when athletes eat a 180-calorie candy bar and then ride a
stationary bike for an hour — sprinting for the final 15 minutes — they
perform better than on days when they drink only water beforehand. But
on days when the subjects eat a solid meal a few hours earlier and then
have sugar before riding, they do better than on just the sugar alone.”
The best thing one can do, says O’Connor, is eat a pre-game meal that combines protein and easily digestible carbs.
Read more in the New York Times.