0
  • Home

  • News and blogs

    • News
    • Blogs
    • Glossary
  • Academy

  • Consulting

    • Consulting
    • Speaking
  • About

    • Publications
    • Books
    • Highlighted publications
    • Asker as a researcher
    • Asker as an athlete
    • Contact
  • Shop

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.
    MSS Logos Small-03.png

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

    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn

    Photo: Bram Berkien 

    • All Posts
    • GI problems
    • Running
    • Carbohydrate
    • Cycling
    • Science
    • Weight management
    • Diets
    • Supplements
    • Immune function
    • Recovery
    • Sports nutrition
    • Protein
    • Hydration
    • Micronutrients
    • Fat
    • Blog
    • News
    • Body composition
    • Injury
    • Team sport
    • Caffeine
    • Female athletes
    Search
    The female athlete: Considerations for fuel storage and utilization
    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...
    4,264 views
    Fish oil: what is it?
    Asker Jeukendrup
    • 4 min

    Fish oil: what is it?

    Fish oil is a dietary source of omega-3 fatty acids which have been linked to various health effects. Omega-3 fatty acids play a role in...
    2,491 views
    Modified carbohydrates: Wave of the (sports nutrition) future?
    Daniel Baur and Mike Ormsbee
    • 5 min

    Modified carbohydrates: Wave of the (sports nutrition) future?

    What if we could modify the chemical structure of nutrients to alter their digestion, absorption, and metabolic effects during exercise?...
    4,970 views
    Study shows that caffeine increases fat burning, but does it matter?
    Asker Jeukendrup
    • 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).
    5,679 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?
    5,254 views
    Is low carb low carb?
    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
    5,048 views
    Women are better fat burners than men
    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?
    6,655 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...
    21,185 views
    Ketogenic diets for athletes
    Asker Jeukendrup
    • 5 min

    Ketogenic diets for athletes

    Claims that ketogenic diets improve performance are not based on evidence. There is currently no evidence to support their use.
    21,556 views
    Ketone bodies: Fuel or hype?
    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?
    8,670 views
    Foodfight: high fat versus high carb
    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”!
    12,014 views
    Finding your fat burning zone
    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?
    9,994 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.
    3,231 views
    MCT: the new fuel for athletes?
    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.
    10,135 views
    Food fight: High carb or high fat
    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!"
    2,718 views
    Red wine to increase fat burning?
    Asker Jeukendrup
    • 3 min

    Red wine to increase fat burning?

    Can drinking red wine increase fat burning?
    1,777 views
    logo mysportscience

    Email: info@mysportscience.com

    Tel: +44 0779 284 0261

    ​

    Office:

    Rowney Green Lane, Rowney Green

    Birmingham B48 7QZ

    ​

    • Twitter
    • Instagram
    • Facebook
    • LinkedIn

    Copyright © 2021 mysportscience. Mysportscience Ltd is a limited company (registered in England & Wales 9443573)

    In the mysportscience academy shop you can get intsant access to a very large number of inforgraphics explaining sport science and sports nutrition issues.

    Shop

    Purchase infographics or PowerPoint presentations from Mysportscience or check out courses, nutrition planning tools and more.