Carbohydrate ingestion during exercise worksbut what is the best carbohydrate for performance? Whether newer carbohydrate ...

When a study reports that athletes oxidised 60 g of an ingested carbohydrate per hour, it sounds as simple as measuring heart ...

Caffeine is both a drug and a nutrient. A cup of coffee in the morning is used to wake up a cup in the evening is often used to work or study late. Athletes often use it to improve endurance ...

In a previous blog I explained the reason for the grams per hour recommendations. In a large number of studies there seemed to be only small differences between individuals in terms of the maximum ...

For decades lactate was one of the most misunderstood molecules in exercise physiology. It became the villain of high-intensity exercise. Coaches blamed it for fatigue. Athletes blamed it for the ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) have advised that a diet high in free sugars can be harmful to health as it is associated with dental decay and may lead to excess consumption of energy (calories), ...

The framework of allostasis was developed precisely because single-lens explanations repeatedly failed to capture what living systems actually do under sustained challenge. It provides a way to ...

Earlier in the year, I attended the Symposium that celebrated the 10th anniversary of the IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition. One of the speakers was Louise Burke from the Australian Institute of Sport.

Water and sports drink are thought off as drinks with great hydration properties whereas caffeine containing beverages such as tea and coffee and alcohol containing beverages such as beer are thought ...

In this series of blog posts, we’ve discussed what is meant by the ‘electrolytes’, that are promoted in sports nutrition products. We’ve looked at how much you actually lose during exercise, and what ...