Exercise training will help health and performance. But will too much exercise do the opposite? This was the topic of debate in the media...

A recent paper (1) studied how a progressively increasing training program affected various measures of health and performance. It...

The intestine is responsible for absorption of nutrients but also to keep large molecules and germs out of our bodies. It has been...

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...

Should women get different sport and exercise science advice/support than men? The honest answer is that [right now] we just don’t know....

An interesting review (1) was published recently re-igniting the discussion whether women will ever outperform men in ultra-endurance...

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

10 reasons why I think the nutrition strategy at JumboVisma is unique and successful.

The effect of contraceptive pills are used by female athletes may affect performance. Here the evidence is presented.

Mysportscience has a new look

WorldwideE online Sports Nutrition Conference 13 and 14 June 2020

An alkaline diet, alkaline water, alkalising supplements are often promoted in the lay press as “healthy”. But what is the evidence?

If you shout something loud enough, and with enough confidence, people will listen. Read more about the Dunning Kruger effect.

What is the role for nutrition in reducing infections? Can supplements "boost" immunity?

Can mental fatigue affect physical performance? and if so is there something e can do about this?

An analysis of the movie game changers. It it real science?

Many agree that the future of nutrition is personalised nutrition. There are different levels of personalisation, some that have been used f

Soon the 3rd Edition of the textbook Sport Nutrition by Professor Mike Gleeson and myself will hit the shelves. For the last 18 months we...

I have been helping athletes to create nutrition plans for their races for a long time. For 25 years, I have worked with, listened to and...

Athletes use, drinks, gels, bars, fruits and other forms of carbohydrate. But what is the best way to take carbohydrate?