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5 min

Study shows that caffeine increases fat burning, but does it matter?

In new Spanish study appeared in the European Journal of Nutrition about the role of caffeine and fat burning (oxidation).

1,119 views

Do ketone esters spare glycogen and improve performance?

Asker Jeukendrup

4 min

Do ketone esters spare glycogen and improve performance?

Are ketone esters really such a magical supplement?

3,505 views

Asker Jeukendrup

4 min

Is low carb low carb?

The Tower of Babel would reach into heaven. But this tower could not be completed because of confusion and the fact that workers did not spe

3,947 views

Asker Jeukendrup

3 min

Women are better fat burners than men

In long events women often outperform men. Is this because their metabolism is better suited for endurance?

5,396 views

LCHF diets and performance in elite athletes

Asker Jeukendrup

3 min

LCHF diets and performance in elite athletes

The topic of low carbohydrate high fat diets (LCHF) or ketogenic diets for athletes is still hotly debated. I posted some thoughts in a b...

19,858 views

Asker Jeukendrup

5 min

Ketogenic diets for athletes

Claims that ketogenic diets improve performance are not based on evidence. There may be adaptations that are interesting and there may be th

19,595 views

Asker Jeukendrup

4 min

Ketone bodies: Fuel or hype?

Have we found a new magic substrate (fuel) for the muscle or is it all hype?

7,533 views

Asker Jeukendrup

4 min

Foodfight: high fat versus high carb

The low carb group shouts, “carbohydrate is bad”, while the high carbohydrate group, you shout “you must carboload”!

8,132 views

Asker Jeukendrup

3 min

Finding your fat burning zone

Fat burning is always a hot topic and we seem obsessed with it. How do you find your fat burning zone?

6,892 views

A problem with the reporting of effects of ketogenic diet?

Asker Jeukendrup

4 min

A problem with the reporting of effects of ketogenic diet?

There is a lot of talk about the so called ketogenic diet.

2,930 views

Asker Jeukendrup

4 min

MCT: the new fuel for athletes?

I spent several years of my life investigating a potential role of MCT for athletes. There appears to be a renewed interest in it.

8,347 views

Asker Jeukendrup

1 min

Food fight: High carb or high fat

It is almost turning into a fight, a foodfight. "You must carbo-load!" vs "No! you must avoid carbohydrate! You must eat more fat!"

1,064 views

Asker Jeukendrup

3 min

Red wine to increase fat burning?

Can drinking red wine increase fat burning?

929 views

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30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SPORTS NUTRITION AS A RESEARCHER, EDUCATOR, PRACTITIONER, CONSULTANT AND ATHLETE