CGM in sport
Continuous glucose monitoring (or CGM) is a body-worn “wearable” device that measures and displays interstitial sugar (glucose) levels....
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30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN SPORTS NUTRITION AS A RESEARCHER, EDUCATOR, PRACTITIONER, CONSULTANT AND ATHLETE
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 12 min
Is sugar bad for athletes?
Sugar is often labelled as being “bad” for health. Some headlines claim sugar causes obesity, as well as cancer, cardiovascular disease...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
How sugar helps with energy supply
After the previous blog where we discussed what sugars are, in this blog we will look at the role of sugar for energy provision. We will...
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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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Archie Belfield
- 5 min
How do we measure protein quality?
Protein synthesis underpins adaptations of muscle mass, muscle strength, and all other adaptations to training. Protein quality can be an...
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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
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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Asker Jeukendrup
- 6 min
Top 5 protein metabolism publications by Kevin Tipton
On January 9, 2022, Dr Kevin Tipton passed away. I have written a tribute (click here) to describe my stories and memories of many years...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 9 min
Kevin Tipton will never be forgotten
On the 9th of January 2022 Kevin Tipton, a respected and much loved colleague and friend passed away. His legacy will continue to inspire us
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
Why nutrition labels are not useful for athletes
This blog is about current nutrition labels on sports nutrition products and why they are not helpful for athletes. Nutrition labels may...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 6 min
High intensity exercise training – too much of a good thing?
Exercise training will help health and performance. But will too much exercise do the opposite? This was the topic of debate in the media...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
Does overtraining reduce mitochondrial function and glucose tolerance?
A recent paper (1) studied how a progressively increasing training program affected various measures of health and performance. It...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 5 min
What causes an athlete’s leaky gut?
The intestine is responsible for absorption of nutrients but also to keep large molecules and germs out of our bodies. It has been...
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Ollie Odell
- 4 min
How does caffeine work?
Caffeine is both a drug and a nutrient. A cup of coffee in the morning is used to wake up a cup in the evening is often used to work or...
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Kirsty Elliott-Sale
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Should female athletes get different sport science advice?
Should women get different sport and exercise science advice/support than men? The honest answer is that [right now] we just don’t know....
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Ollie Odell
- 5 min
Will women outperform men in ultra-endurance events?
An interesting review (1) was published recently re-igniting the discussion whether women will ever outperform men in ultra-endurance...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
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...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 6 min
Nutrition for Jumbo Visma in the Tour
10 reasons why I think the nutrition strategy at JumboVisma is unique and successful.
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