Beer and raw egg: David Beckham's diet that helped him get into Manchester United

The footballer’s father believes that this method helped his son gain weight. However, there are several questions about the diet.

An unusual diet of beer and raw eggs once helped David Beckham get into excellent physical shape and get a place in the Manchester United first team. The father of the legendary football player spoke about this method.

Ted Beckham is a former gas engineer and an ardent Manchester United fan. “I will never have other colors” — admits the man who uses a bright red Toyota van for work.

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That is why son Ted’s path in football began with the academy of the Manchester club. And although David showed excellent results in it, his father was worried about his son’s physical form: he was worried that the heir would not be athletic enough to get into professional sports. “He won 92 games without losing a game, he was that good. But I was worried because of its size.”“,” Ted later admitted.

To help his son, Beckham decided to make changes to his diet. So David’s menu included a daily serving of raw eggs and Guinness beer. Ted believed that this would help the young man gain weight.

That period in Beckham Jr.’s life was later recalled by Sir Alex Ferguson, who served as the club’s head coach from 1986 to 2013. “He came to us as a small, thin boy”said the mentor.

However, this did not stop Beckham from demonstrating excellent results on the field in his youth.

How effective is David Beckham’s diet?

Ted Beckham’s revelations were made in a Netflix documentary dedicated to the football player. The effectiveness of his technique raised questions among journalists.

The Ojogo newspaper cited research showing that the human body can only absorb 50% of the protein present in raw eggs. Therefore, doctors recommend eating this product in cooked form — after processing, the amount of digestible protein increases to 90%.

As for Guinness beer, it is considered that it does not contain enough iron to be considered a complete food product. Nevertheless, the drink contains a lot of vitamin B9 — it is needed for the formation of structural proteins and hemoglobin. However, the drink could be replaced with dietary supplements to avoid the effects of alcohol on the body.

Previously, we talked about the diet of UFC head Dana White, who decided to try water fasting on himself. The results were impressive.