In order to make the athletes of the Asian Games feel their best, their diet is strictly regulated and guaranteed. For example, athletes are not allowed to eat pepper, peppercorns and other spices during the competition, do you know why?
Liang Ye: The Hangzhou Asian Games prepared a variety of delicacies for everyone, but all the delicacies do not put pepper in them, do you know why athletes don't eat pepper?
Chun'an Stadium Group Operation Team Athlete Restaurant Executive Chef Feng: Because the normecurine contained in pepper is an alkaloid, it is a foodborne stimulant.
It is understood that this class of alkaloids can expand the airway, speed up the heart rate, and improve the aerobic energy of athletes, and is listed as a banned substance of β2 receptor agonists, so athletes cannot take it. In addition to pepper, there are star anise, cinnamon, fragrant leaves, peppercorns, etc., which cannot appear in the athlete's menu.