Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAIDs, are a class of drug that is commonly used (worldwide) to reduce ...

Muscle cramping during exercise is a common problem among athletes that involves sudden, involuntary and painful muscle contraction during or after exercise. The occurrence of cramps is quite ...

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 ...

A summary of when 3 experts in the field of nutrition presented on: Nutrition for recovery from injury.

We are constantly bombarded with scary messages about sugar being a silent killer or the cause of obesity. We also hear that athletes need to take gels and drinks that contain sugars. To address this ...

Carbohydrate recommendations during exercise are provided in grams per hour. A study challenged this notion, but is there enough evidence to change recommendations?

In new Spanish study appeared in the European Journal of Nutrition about the role of caffeine and fat burning (oxidation).

An interesting review (1) was published recently re-igniting the discussion whether women will ever outperform men in ultra-endurance events. Males tend to outperform females in a number of sports.

In previous blogs we’ve discussed what sodium is and how it might be helpful during exercise. In this article, Dr Alan McCubbin will take a look at the scientific studies that have explored consuming ...

Creatine has been proposed as a possible countermeasure of sarcopenia. Accumulating research over the past few decades shows that creatine supplementation, primarily when combined with resistance-type ...

After the previous blog where we discussed what sugars are, in this blog we will look at the role of sugar for energy provision. We will discuss the biochemistry in simple terms, as well as ...