Irina Chaschina's diet: a light one, fruit-oriented.

Fitness secret: Russian athletes eat healthy food. None of Russia's star athletes faced the weight-loss (or weight gain, for that matter) issue, which is dangerous because it can trigger a break-down. Weight-lifters and wrestlers went for protein: farms of the Moscow region delievered pork and beef, while the Far East furnished salmon and caviar. Volleyball, basketball and handball players took care about their vitamin A levels, consuming butter, sourcream, egg yolk and fish. Track and field athletes need more vitamins and microelements to prove their worth: enter fruit, vegetables, nuts, potherbs and seed-oil. Runners and swimmers, who need particular stamina, only eat chicken broth before the start, while marathon runners only drink a mixture of water and glucose. When it comes to weight, the charming Siberian girl Irina Chaschina, 22, who is 165 cm tall (5' 5