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By having good amount of carbohydrate in the form of ragi, nagli and proteins in the form of pulses, these tribal athletes get energy and stamina to take care of wear and tear of the body.”She added, “Nagli also gives iron and calcium. For most tribal athletes , like Sarita Gaekwad — who won a gold in the 4X400 metre relay at the recently concluded Asian Games — to replenish their energy, they depend on nagli chapatti and pulses for their daily dose of protein.However, for some tribal athletes from Navsari and Valsad, rice, chapatti and vegetable is their staple diet. The third advantage of nagli is it has cooling effect on the body in hot weather.”Makhija said these tribal athletes may not know of the advantages, but have this diet by default due to their economic condition and it helps them enhance their performance.. She said, “Even now when I come home, I enjoy my own food. Iron is useful for haemoglobin content and calcium to make bones strong..