The nurses had hung up a bag of liquid food for him, honey-colored liquid that went directly into his veins.

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New Zealand's Harold Nelson had been advised not to drink 24 hours before the race, and to eat a dessertspoon of honey in order to soak up all the liquid in his stomach.

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Dr Borra worked out just how viscous the liquid would need to be, and found that it had to be the consistency of thick honey.

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Because honey is composed of saturated sugars, it sucks up water, depriving bacteria of the liquid they need to survive and multiply.

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