Dietary advice for improving cardiovascular health in UK running magazines

Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the dietary advice for cardiovascular health in UK running magazines. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative and quantitative content analysis was carried out on 12 issues (2014/2015) of Men’s Running ( MR ), Runner’s World ( RW ) and Women’s Running ( WR ). Coding of content took place into three themes: diet information, format and cardiovascular health. Findings Dietary advice comprised 17, 18 and 21 per...