Vitamin D remains a recurring topic in sport because low vitamin D status is common in athletic populations, particularly ...

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), ...

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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Carbohydrate improves performance during long events (>2h) (Read more). Fluid intake can help prevent severe dehydration and also contribute to performance. But is it best to drinks sports drinks, ...

Continuous glucose monitoring (or CGM) is a body-worn “wearable” device that measures and displays interstitial sugar (glucose) levels. This technology has been used as a glucose management tool by ...

There are countless times I have watched sports on TV and commentators provide their insights on the regulation of fuel use. “And then you switch to fat metabolism” is one of the commonly heard catch ...

Sodium bicarbonate is a household product commonly known as baking soda that many may be familiar with. What some may not know is that the International Olympic Committee considers sodium bicarbonate ...