Although altitude training had been used for many years, the last few years it has become incredibly popular with endurance athletes....

When we recommend carbohydrate intake for the day, it is often expressed as grams per kg bodyweight. For example, for most sports this...

The definition of relative energy deficiency in sport (REDs) is that low energy availability (LEA) is the cause of a wide range of...

In our recent paper, “ Does REDs exist? ”, we raise some important questions about the REDs concept and supporting evidence (1). This...

“Does REDs exist?” is the title of a paper we recently published (1). After many years assuming REDs was based on a solid evidence base,...

The fourth edition of the textbook Sport Nutrition by Professor Michael Gleeson and myself was published on 5th June 2024. For the last 2...

There are countless times I have watched sports on TV and commentators provide their insights on the regulation of fuel use. “And then...

More protein is often considered better. Here we discuss findings from a study linking a high protein intake to CVD risk?

In a series of previous blogs on mysportscience, the role of blood glucose was discussed and we highlighted what insights Continuous...

Current sports nutrition guidelines recommend distributing protein intake in multiple equal meals throughout the day (1). This concept of...

Oxygenated water has been a topic of interest for many years. Products appear on the market with impressive claims about health and...

Continuous glucose monitoring (or CGM) is a body-worn “wearable” device that measures and displays interstitial sugar (glucose) levels....

Sugar is often labelled as being “bad” for health. Some headlines claim sugar causes obesity, as well as cancer, cardiovascular disease...

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...

In the next few blogs we will tackle the topic of “sugar”. There are some daunting headlines in the media: Sugar is a silent killer....

Misinformation is everywhere. It affects how we think, how we behave, and the decisions we make. Nowhere is this truer than in the global...

Pseudoscience is almost the opposite of science, even though it dresses up in science’s clothes.

Protein synthesis underpins adaptations of muscle mass, muscle strength, and all other adaptations to training. Protein quality can be an...

We often read that science has “proven” something…. However, for a scientist this is an immediate red flag, as we should never use the...

In a previous blog we discussed a study that suggested that red wine is good for fat burning. Here we will look into the effects of...