Articles in the ‘Sports Nutrition’ Category

There’s a good reason why athletic performance across all competitive fields seems only to get stronger and more intense as time passes. It’s because the more we learn about the scientific underpinnings for health, nutrition, and athletic performance, the better we can prepare ourselves. Scientific developments over the last few [...]

Too many inexperienced exercisers focus on aerobic activities whose sole purpose is to trim fat. When you’re not careful, using this approach may indeed help you to shed pounds, but a substantial portion of the lost weight will be derived from muscles that have been allowed to languish due to lack [...]

It’s no secret that the sports drink industry has been booming big time over the last decade or so. It’s become a multibillion-dollar industry worldwide, with numerous companies clamoring to foist their products upon athletes and health-conscious individuals. But as with any big trend, many people are skeptical. They may [...]

We’re all familiar with the conventional wisdom about how it’s not a good idea to eat or drink anything for an hour before exercising. While following this advice certainly can’t hurt, it doesn’t tell the whole story. There are certain types of food and beverages that, when consumed [...]