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    Concerns about truth of labelling of supplements and food products
    Asker Jeukendrup
    • 4 min

    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...
    2,757 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?
    5,342 views
    What you can eat and do to reduce becoming infected with respiratory pathogens like the corona virus
    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?
    8,339 views
    Effects of dietary supplements on adaptations to endurance training
    Jeffrey Rothschild and David Bishop
    • 3 min

    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
    9,341 views
    Beta alanine supplementation
    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?
    15,231 views
    Can peppermint improve performance in the heat?
    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
    5,878 views
    Dietary supplements and elite athletes
    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
    7,243 views
    Vitamin D and performance
    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
    9,045 views
    Vitamin D supplementation guide
    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?
    8,908 views
    Is caffeine responsiveness in your genes?
    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?
    5,813 views
    Using gelatin to improve performance, prevent injury, and accelerate return to play
    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.
    32,646 views
    How to use tart cherry juice
    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
    6,914 views
    Bitter-sweet application of Montmorency cherries in recovery
    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.
    5,456 views
    Probiotics: can they help to prevent illness?
    Michael Gleeson
    • 4 min

    Probiotics: can they help to prevent illness?

    What are probiotics? What are their benefits? Can they help to prevent illness?
    5,913 views
    Timing of caffeine intake in long races
    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?
    11,975 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?
    8,725 views
    Do green pills help athletes?
    Asker Jeukendrup
    • 3 min

    Do green pills help athletes?

    Spirulina and chlorella are popular supplements but do they work for athletes?
    4,956 views
    Citrulline, arginine and high intensity exercise performance
    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.
    10,517 views
    Supplements may not be what you expect them to be
    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
    4,124 views
    A fat burning supplement: fat or fiction?
    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
    2,439 views
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