Sugar is often labelled as being “bad” for health. Some headlines claim sugar causes obesity, as well as cancer, cardiovascular disease or premature death. In contrast, sugars are labelled as “good” ...

Many athletes have experienced muscle cramping during or after exercise, at some point in their sporting career. It is difficult to assess how many athletes suffer from muscle cramps, as some athletes ...

Let's look at the absorption process close-up. Absorption is the process of moving a nutrient from the intestinal lumen into the bodies’ circulation (from left to right in the figure below). In this ...

The studies by David Costill in the late 1970s (2) showed that caffeine can increase the mobilisation of fatty acids from their stores. Fat is stored in several tissues but mostly in adipose tissues.

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 ...

In previous blogs we have discussed the role of protein intake for muscle protein synthesis. However, muscle contains many different functional proteins. While most research has focussed on ...

In a couple of earlier blogs, we discussed that carbohydrate oxidation from drinks, gels and bars that are ingested, can be utilized (oxidized) by the body at rates up to 60 g/h. If an endurance ...

Caffeine is used by many athletes due to its potential as a performance enhancer. There is a substantial amount of scientific evidence to support this. How you get the caffeine into the body can vary.

The authors assessed studies that investigated differences between menstrual cycle phases in strength, exercise performance, and hypertrophy. The main conclusion from the authors was that there was ...

Ketone esters have received a lot of attention amongst elite athletes but also in the media. Athletes have used ketones for the fuel they can provide, but there is increasing evidence that ketones act ...

Excess fructose ingestion has been linked with various health problems including liver disease, insulin resistance, inflammation and certain forms of cancer. It has been suggested that liver problems ...

Nutrition support is crucial for a quick and effective recovery from exercise-induced injuries. Adequate amounts of macro and micronutrients, but also energy, is critical for optimal healing. However, ...