Eat before cardio

[Narkissos]

If by eating a meal before a cardio session enables you to perform that cardio harder and burn more calories then you better off eating first....

I agree and disagree with this statement. Not sure 'agree' or 'disagree' are really the correct words here... but that's besides the point.

IMHO diet should fuel activity.

Unless a person is following an extreme style of dieting, I can't see one small meal having a huge effect on performance. And, if it does, it generally indicates (in my opinion) that the rest of the person's diet is inadequately structured. Either glycogen isn't being replenished, or their blood glucose level crashes while they sleep (NB: low to normal BG upon waking is expected. Hypoglycemia is not).

With regard to the former, if a person is undertaking a very hypocaloric diet with severe carbohydrate restrictions... then, yes, I can see a small pro/carb feeding positively affecting performance of a.m. cardio.

Otherwise really, I think people in general (especially fitness types ironically) eat too much...and have an unhealthy relationship with food period.