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 ...

Debate exists around the best ratio of carbohydrates? Is it glucose to fructose at 2:1? Or perhaps 1:0.8? The blog outlines the science behind carbohydrate ratios for sports performance.

Oral contraceptive pills are used by women, including elite athletes, around the world. In the UK they are the most common type of hormonal contraceptive used by elite sportswomen (1). Oral ...

Now we have come to the blog that puts it all together and talks about the recommendations for carbohydrate intake during exercise.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Claims that ketogenic diets improve performance are not based on evidence. There is currently no evidence to support their use.

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Runners find it hard to ingest carbohydrate during running, perhaps because they are not used to it. Studies show they could benefit from higher intakes. Here I discuss the topic with Aitor Viribay ...

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