Dietary supplements and elite athletes
A consensus document by experts brought together by the IOC on dietary supplements and elite athletes
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Asker Jeukendrup
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Vitamin D and performance
A recent study investigated if there is a link between vitamin D status and exercise performance and if sunlight or supplementation can be b
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Asker Jeukendrup
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Vitamin D supplementation guide
This will help to make decisions on vitamin D. When do you recommend vitamin D? and how much?
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Craig Pickering
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Is caffeine responsiveness in your genes?
Caffeine can improve performance but there seem to be large individual differences in the response. Is this all down to our genes?
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Keith Baar
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Using gelatin to improve performance, prevent injury, and accelerate return to play
New research suggests that we may be able to use gelatin to prevent injury. Here is the how and what by one of the worlds leading experts.
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Asker Jeukendrup
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How to use tart cherry juice
Tart cherry juice has become increasingly popular as a recovery aid and the scientific evidence seems to be growing. I caught up with Profes
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Glyn Howatson
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Bitter-sweet application of Montmorency cherries in recovery
In recent years there has been a growing interest in so-called ‘functional foods’. One of these is tart cherry juice.
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Michael Gleeson
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Probiotics: can they help to prevent illness?
What are probiotics? What are their benefits? Can they help to prevent illness?
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Asker Jeukendrup
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Timing of caffeine intake in long races
There is no question that caffeine can improve endurance performance. But what if you take it late in exercise? Does it still work?
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Asker Jeukendrup
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Ketone bodies: Fuel or hype?
Have we found a new magic substrate (fuel) for the muscle or is it all hype?
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Asker Jeukendrup
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Do green pills help athletes?
Spirulina and chlorella are popular supplements but do they work for athletes?
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Asker Jeukendrup
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Citrulline, arginine and high intensity exercise performance
Nitric oxide (NO) is a very small but very important molecule in the human body. It plays a crucial role in many processes in the body.
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Asker Jeukendrup
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Supplements may not be what you expect them to be
A nutrition supplement is, as the name indicates, supposed to “supplement” the diet, not replace the diet or become the main goal
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Asker Jeukendrup
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A fat burning supplement: fat or fiction?
A popular nutrition supplement with claims to help weight loss and fat burning is the seaweed extract fucoxanthin
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Asker Jeukendrup - Andrew Jones
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Interview with physiologist and beetroot expert Prof Andrew Jones
Here is an interview with one of the greatest physiologists in the United Kingdom - Professor Andrew Jones, now Associate Dean Research in t
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Asker Jeukendrup
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Beetroot juice improves intermittent exercise and cognitive performance
More benefits from beetroot juice? Let's explore some recent findings by Professor Andrew Jones
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Asker Jeukendrup
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How would you construct a pyramid?
It is incredibly common that more attention is paid to supplements than to a healthy balanced diet.
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Asker Jeukendrup
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Beta-alanine: the new creatine?
Beta-alanine has rapidly become a very popular supplement amongst competitive athletes in a wide range of sports.
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Asker Jeukendrup
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Coffee versus caffeine
This blog explains the scientific reasons as to why protein is important for endurance athletes.
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Asker Jeukendrup
4 min read
Proteins: Milk, Whey, Casein, Soy and more
What is a protein? What are the different types? Which type is best?
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