Carbohydrate ingestion during exercise worksbut what is the best carbohydrate for performance? Whether newer carbohydrate products, such as modified starches and hydrogels, and low-carbohydrate protocols improve endurance performance beyond well-established carbohydrate nutrition strategies, is the subject of discussion.

When a study reports that athletes oxidised 60 g of an ingested carbohydrate per hour, it sounds as simple as measuring heart rate. It is not. Measuring exogenous carbohydrate oxidation, a method sometimes referred to as 13C carbohydrate oxidation or carbon-13 breath tests, requires a deeper understanding of biochemistry, physiology, and stable isotope tracer methodology. Carbon-13 testing services are now also offered commercially, but they all use shortcuts to make them eas

Athletes that follow an exercise and dietary regimen usually expect to see a performance benefit for their efforts. Also impacted by these f

In a previous blog post, Dr. Kirsty Elliot-Sale nicely highlighted that differences in anatomy, physiology and psychology between males and females make it unclear whether females need different exercise and nutrition advice than their male counterparts. In this blog we will highlight the metabolic differences in fuel storage and utilization between males and females and what these differences may mean for female athletes. Females store and use more fat in skeletal muscle Loo

What if we could modify the chemical structure of nutrients to alter their digestion, absorption, and metabolic effects during exercise? Could this enhance performance? These are the questions posed by a recently developed sport supplement containing hydrothermally modified starch. What is hydrothermally modified starch? Starches are the primary storage form of carbohydrate in plants. They can be found in potatoes, legumes, fruit, wheat, corn, etc. Interestingly, food scienti

In a previous blog-post we defined what energy availability is and what typically is considered to be ‘low energy availability’ (LEA)....

Milk and other dairy products are polarising. Some claim it is the best option for recovery, others claim there are detrimental health...

Many people living with type 1 diabetes live an active lifestyle, and there are numerous examples of individuals achieving incredible...

It is now well accepted that gut complaints during and after exercise are a common issues amongst athletes (Read more here). The primary...

A new article was published (1) with insights about sweat losses, and intake patterns of FC Barcelona players during different training...

More and more people with type 1 diabetes are active and there are now a number of individuals living with type 1 diabetes competing at...

Lactose is a sugar found in milk. Is this type of carbohydrate a good source ion energy during exercise? This blog looks at the results...

Fish oil is often promoted for muscle building. This blog looks at what the studies show in young trained adults, during energy restriction and in older adults.

In a previous blog we discussed what it takes to run a sub 2h marathon. Nutrition is an important factor, and in particular race...

This week a unique paper was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology. Professor Andrew Jones and his team (1) reported on the...

Slow carbs are in fashion. There are slow carb diets, slow carb sports nutrition products, and just slow carbs. But do they live up to...

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

Breakfast or the last meal before competition is important and can have a significant impact on performance.

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Resynthesis of liver and muscle glycogen respond differently to different types of carbohydrate. This may have implications for performance.