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Can postbiotics boost athletic performance?
Gut health plays a crucial role in athletic performance, recovery, and immune support, with prebiotics and probiotics often used to...
Ralf Jäger
4 min read


Busting myths about athlete immunity and low energy availability
In our recent paper, “ Does REDs exist? ”, we raise some important questions about the REDs concept and supporting evidence (1). This...
Neil Walsh
5 min read


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...
Asker Jeukendrup and Alex Mohr
5 min read


Supplements for football
Good nutrition choices can support the health and performance of footballers, whereby the intake, type, quantity and timing of foods,...
Mike Gleeson
6 min read


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...
Asker Jeukendrup
4 min read


What are the effects of low energy availability on health and performance?
In a previous blog-post we defined what energy availability is and what typically is considered to be ‘low energy availability’ (LEA)....
Jose Areta
4 min read


Timing of iron intake: Tips to maximise absorption
Iron plays an important role in several exercise-relevant processes such as red blood cell production, and energy metabolism, whilst also...

Peter Peeling
4 min read


UEFA expert group statement on nutrition
The UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football (1) has now been published. After many months of hard work, a sizeable...
Asker Jeukendrup
4 min read


How important is energy intake for recovery from injury?
How important is energy intake when injured. What are the pros and cons of decreasing or increasing intake?
Kevin Tipton
5 min read


Are my iron levels affecting my performance?
What is iron deficiency? How common is it? whom is at risk and how can you measure it?

Caroline Tarnowski
5 min read


What you can eat and do to reduce becoming infected with respiratory pathogens like the corona virus
What is the role for nutrition in reducing infections? Can supplements "boost" immunity?
Michael Gleeson
8 min read


How useful is an allergy test?
Home tests for allergies are cheap and really available. But are they useful and reliable?
Asker Jeukendrup and Mike Gleeson
4 min read


Enhancing sleep through nutrition
Sleep is vital for physiological and psychological functions that may be particularly important to athletes.
Shona Halson
2 min read


Vitamin D and performance
A recent study investigated if there is a link between vitamin D status and exercise performance and if sunlight or supplementation can be b
Asker Jeukendrup
2 min read


What are FODMAPs?
FODMAPs are found in our diet and may contribute to GI problems during exercise. So eliminating them from the diet could be a solution for t
Dana Lis
3 min read


A gut feeling about probiotics
Probiotics are food supplements that contain live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts can confer benefits to the...
Asker Jeukendrup
4 min read


Probiotics: can they help to prevent illness?
What are probiotics? What are their benefits? Can they help to prevent illness?
Michael Gleeson
4 min read


You are your bacteria? Really?
What is your microbiome? What is the role of the microbiome? Are we our bacteria?
Asker Jeukendrup
3 min read


Strategies to reduce illness risk in athletes: Part 2
The prevention of illness is a key component in athlete health management. Illness prevention strategies are not only important to...
Michael Gleeson
4 min read


Strategies to reduce illness risk in athletes: Part 1
a large number of athletes are affected by illness. The prevention of illness is a key component in athlete health management.
Michael Gleeson
4 min read
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