Posts related to sports and fitness including ingredients and nutrients.
High protein bars are very much part of the mainstream in sports and body-building or muscle-generating products. Anyone hoping to reduce their weight by raising […]
Whey Protein Isolate (WPI) powder is one of the best quality nutritional proteins obtainable from any food source, thanks to its full amino acid profile […]
Alkaloids are vitally important ingredients for energy drinks; research continually discloses news about the mechanisms for caffeine in particular and other related substances for providing […]
HMB (beta-hydroxybeta-methylbutyrate) and whey are both known for their muscle building benefits in athletes doing vigorous exercise. Very few studies however have looked at the […]
Tart cherry juice continues to excite sports researchers because of the evidence supporting claims that it helps with muscle recovery following intense exercise. Recent evidence […]
L-ergothioneine (ERT, 2-thiol-l-histidine-betaine) is an unusual bioactive compound found in food. The biological function of this hydrophilic low-molecular-weight thiol is not known fully even though […]
Cherries have long been a popular fruit, not only when fresh but as a processed fruit for desserts and in the USA, marketeers are steadily […]
D-(+)-pinitol (3-O-methyl-chirinositol) is becoming an important supplement in both muscle building for sports people and for diabetics in regulating their sugar metabolism. D-Pinitol is extracted […]
Competitors looking for advantages will try sports products in the hope of boosting performance or minimising the time to recover. One such ingredient β-alanine has […]
Glutamine (L-glutamine) is recognised as a very important ingredient, an amino acid, in the supplement armoury for the serious body builder and athlete. Whilst we […]
Recent news from EFSA has been the rejection of Article 13.5 claims amongst others that there was not enough evidence to link supplementation with glucosamine with the claimed effects […]
One of the most important amino-acids in sports nutrition is leucine which was found recently in a study to increase muscle protein synthesis (MPS) by […]
The most important electrolytes lost during sweating are sodium, potassium, magnesium and even calcium. The Key Minerals Sodium Sodium is the most abundant in sweat […]
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