Concerns about truth of labelling of supplements and food products
A nutrition supplement may not always contain what you think it contains. Concerns about nutrition labelling of supplements and the...
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
Do ketone esters spare glycogen and improve performance?
Are ketone esters really such a magical supplement?
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Michael Gleeson
- 8 min
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?
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Effects of dietary supplements on adaptations to endurance training
Supplements such as sodium bicarbonate, beta-alanine, beetroot juice, and caffeine might improve the adaptation to training
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Bryan Saunders
- 4 min
Beta alanine supplementation
Beta-alanine has become a “must-have” supplement for many athletes, but does the science support the hype?
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Russel Best
- 3 min
Can peppermint improve performance in the heat?
Menthol (peppermint) is known for its familiar perceived cooling effect and fresh sensation in the mouth and nose. But can it also improve p
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Ronald Maughan
- 4 min
Dietary supplements and elite athletes
A consensus document by experts brought together by the IOC on dietary supplements and elite athletes
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 2 min
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
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 3 min
Vitamin D supplementation guide
This will help to make decisions on vitamin D. When do you recommend vitamin D? and how much?
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Craig Pickering
- 4 min
Is caffeine responsiveness in your genes?
Caffeine can improve performance but there seem to be large individual differences in the response. Is this all down to our genes?
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Keith Baar
- 4 min
Using gelatin to improve performance, prevent injury, and accelerate return to play
New research suggests that we may be able to use gelatin to prevent injury. Here is the how and what by one of the worlds leading experts.
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
How to use tart cherry juice
Tart cherry juice has become increasingly popular as a recovery aid and the scientific evidence seems to be growing. I caught up with Profes
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Glyn Howatson
- 4 min
Bitter-sweet application of Montmorency cherries in recovery
In recent years there has been a growing interest in so-called ‘functional foods’. One of these is tart cherry juice.
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Michael Gleeson
- 4 min
Probiotics: can they help to prevent illness?
What are probiotics? What are their benefits? Can they help to prevent illness?
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 4 min
Timing of caffeine intake in long races
There is no question that caffeine can improve endurance performance. But what if you take it late in exercise? Does it still work?
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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?
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 3 min
Do green pills help athletes?
Spirulina and chlorella are popular supplements but do they work for athletes?
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 3 min
Citrulline, arginine and high intensity exercise performance
Nitric oxide (NO) is a very small but very important molecule in the human body. It plays a crucial role in many processes in the body.
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 3 min
Supplements may not be what you expect them to be
A nutrition supplement is, as the name indicates, supposed to “supplement” the diet, not replace the diet or become the main goal
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Asker Jeukendrup
- 5 min
A fat burning supplement: fat or fiction?
A popular nutrition supplement with claims to help weight loss and fat burning is the seaweed extract fucoxanthin
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