One of the most obvious but overlooked questions that surrounds the science of being a superhero concerns the nutritional needs that would be required to have the capacity of superhuman powers. After all, a handful of oat cakes for Peter Parker (AKA Spider-Man), as he dashes off on a day of acrobatic crime fighting across Metropolis, just aren’t going to cut the mustard. There has to be something else going on. And Peter Parker knows it. He must know that his daring deeds are only possible if he is fuelled by a proper diet. The oat cake breakfast may just be part of his cover story, but Spider-Man’s breakfast is just the tip of the iceberg. After all, if Olympic athletes need a support team inspecting every morsel that passes their lips, then there must be an army of nutritionists monitoring the dietary requirements of the great crime fighting squads. It may not crop up in the comics and movies, but I bet there’s a course entitled ‘Nutrition for the Gifted – 101’ on the curriculum at hero schools. Education about healthy eating can’t start early enough.