What is protein quality?
Dietary protein is essential to support muscle maintenance or growth. In previous blogs (1 and 2) we addressed the significance of the...
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Cas Fuchs
- 4 min
Is it better for muscle building to eat eggs raw?
This questions has been around for many years and even made it to the movie Rocky. No studies were available to confirm or dismiss this...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 5 min
Ice slush: effects, benefits and evidence
Ice slush, or slurry, is a very low temperature (0-1 °C) drink made with blended ice and liquids. Although popular as ‘slushies’ and...
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Alan McCubbin
- 7 min
Are electrolytes important for athletes?
In this series of blog posts, we’ve discussed what is meant by the ‘electrolytes’, that are promoted in sports nutrition products. We’ve...
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Alan McCubbin
- 4 min
How much sodium do I need?
In this series of blog posts we’ve discussed what sodium is, what it does in the body, how it’s lost in sweat, and how to quantify those...
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Alan McCubbin
- 5 min
Sweat testing
In previous blogs we’ve discussed what sodium is and how it might be helpful during exercise. We’ve also discussed that the amount of...
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Alan McCubbin
- 4 min
Is sodium in sweat simply a reflection of the salt in your diet?
In previous blogs we’ve discussed what sodium is and how it might be helpful during exercise. We’ve also discussed that the amount of...
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Alan McCubbin
- 3 min
Can sodium help performance?
In previous blogs we’ve discussed what sodium is and how it might be helpful during exercise. In this article, Dr Alan McCubbin will take...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
How much do you sweat and how much sodium do you lose?
Sweating is an important cooling mechanism in most sporting conditions. So the most important thing you lose when you sweat is heat!...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
The role of sodium during exercise
Sodium is said to be important for athletes, and different arguments are used to explain why it is so essential. We will dive into the...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
The roles of other electrolytes
In a previous blog we discussed what electrolytes are and what sodium is. We also discussed the role of sodium in a little more detail....
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
What is sodium?
Sodium is the most talked about electrolyte... it is often talked about in relation to hydration but what exactly is it and what exactly...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
Electrolytes under investigation
There are many discussions in sport, and people disagree on many topics, but one thing everyone seems to accept as common knowledge is...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 6 min
Why science does not "prove" anything
We often read that science has “proven” something…. However, for a scientist this is an immediate red flag, as we should never use the...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 3 min
Top 10 blogs on Mysportscience
Mysportscience was created to help convert the complexities of sports science and sports nutrition into practical implications for...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 3 min
What is better? A glass of wine or an hour of exercise?
In a previous blog we discussed a study that suggested that red wine is good for fat burning. Here we will look into the effects of...
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Carl Langan-Evens
- 4 min
Making weight in sport
Making weight is a global term for the targeted reduction of body mass, which is purported to enhance performance in aesthetic,...
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Alex Mohr
- 8 min
Can the gut microbiota be trained?
Athletes that follow an exercise and dietary regimen usually expect to see a performance benefit for their efforts. Also impacted by these f
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Michaela Devries
- 4 min
The female athlete: Considerations for fuel storage and utilization
In a previous blog post, Dr. Kirsty Elliot-Sale nicely highlighted that differences in anatomy, physiology and psychology between males...
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Nathan Lewis
- 4 min
Do athletes need fish oil supplements?
In a previous blog we covered briefly what fish oil is and what omega 3 fatty acids are. We also looked at some health claims. Here we...
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