Asker Jeukendrup
- 3 min
What is sugar?
In the next few blogs we will tackle the topic of “sugar”. There are some daunting headlines in the media: Sugar is a silent killer....
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Nicholas B Tiller
- 4 min
From fad diets to fat burners: How pseudoscience is harming your practice
Misinformation is everywhere. It affects how we think, how we behave, and the decisions we make. Nowhere is this truer than in the global...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 5 min
What is pseudoscience?
Pseudoscience is almost the opposite of science, even though it dresses up in science’s clothes.
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
Are "natural" foods healthier?
It is tempting to think that all foods labelled “natural”, “all natural”, or “100% natural” are healthier. But what does natural actually...
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Probiotics: it may not all be positive
We are learning more and more about the importance of the microbiome and the links with various diseases. However, the consumer is...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
No evidence to adapt training to the phase of the menstrual cycle
In a previous blog we explored how underrepresented women are in scientific research and we recommended that we need more studies in...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
Food first
In one of the early blogs on mysportscience, we discussed how many athletes start building a pyramid from the top without a solid...
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Caffeinated chewing gum for exercise performance
Caffeine is considered one of the few performance-enhancing supplements that can truly elicit an ergogenic effect. There is a large body...
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