New year diet fads can lead to more than yo-yo weight-loss, according to the RAC Foundation, who are highlighting the impact that food can have on driving ability.
Unhealthy lifestyles pose a serious threat to road safety. Fatigue and stress can be caused by irregular and unhealthy meals and with fatigue accounting for 20% of crashes on motorways a New Year crash diet is likely to cause havoc with the figure in more ways than one. Yippee. Back to sneaking in the coke and chocolate for those long journeys.
But the RAC is suggesting that we incorporate carbohydrates but separate the good, the bad and the ugly. A sugary cereal start to the day will leave drivers feeling drained before they even step through the door at work. A diet rich in low GI, slow energy releasing foods, is much more suitable for providing drivers with the right fuel. Miss out carbohydrates altogether and drivers risk taking their rising anger and tension out on the tarmac with potentially disastrous consequences.
Coffee can make drivers more alert, but not others and don’t forget if you are giving up caffeine in the New Year beware, as withdrawal can lead to fatigue, a deadly effect for drivers.
Finally pump up the iron to keep fatigue and lethargy at bay with a bowl of iron rich cereal or sardines on toast that will help create the desired alert driving style.
Hey, what about the coke and chocolate then?
FemaleFirst Jackie Violet