When a study reports that athletes oxidised 60 g of an ingested carbohydrate per hour, it sounds as simple as measuring heart rate. It is not. Measuring exogenous carbohydrate oxidation, a method ...

Carbohydrate has been the cornerstone of endurance fuelling for decades. Carbohydrate ingestion during exercise works, this is not the question but the question that is often asked what is the best ...

Athletes are regularly offered home blood tests that promise to identify the foods behind their bloating, fatigue or poor recovery, and many coaches and practitioners have met an athlete who arrives ...

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 ...

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 ...

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), ...

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.

Most athletes will be injured at some point in their career. Muscle injuries, such as hamstring strains in sprinters, are among the most common, but tendons, ligaments and bones are injured too, and ...

Earlier in the year, I attended the Symposium that celebrated the 10th anniversary of the IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition. One of the speakers was Louise Burke from the Australian Institute of Sport.

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 ...