What does the omega-3 index measure, and does a low value matter for athletes? What studies show on fish oil, heart rate, oxygen cost and endurance performance.

Most athletes believe they're food sensitive, but only 1 in 100 reacts in allergy testing. Learn why IgG tests don't work and what you should be doing if you experience symptoms.

Does fish oil reduce muscle loss in a cast, soreness after hard exercise or the effects of head impacts? What studies on fish ...

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.

The recently published UCI Sports Nutrition Project paper on road cycling provides one of the most comprehensive overviews to date of race nutrition in professional road cycling (1)(CLICK HERE). It ...

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 ...

Master athletes (40 years and over) can attain similar levels of fatigue resistance, muscle mass, strength and power to younger individuals. This helps to delay the onset of many adverse health events ...

In previous blogs we’ve discussed what sodium is and how it might be helpful during exercise. We’ve also discussed that the amount of sodium lost in sweat varies significantly from person to person.

Guidelines 10 years ago stated that carbohydrate intake during exercise should be 30-60 grams per hour, this developed to intakes of 90 g/h in some situations, but recently a paper was published that ...