20th April 2014 There isn’t one diet that is right for everyone. What you should eat for fat loss depends on a lot of things: your age, gender, current health, activity levels, goals, environment, financial status, personal preferences, to name a few. But one thing is certain: that losing fat requires a calorie deficit and…
31 December 2013 Poor ol’ carbohydrate. There’s been a plethora of articles, blogs and opinion condemning carbs in general, sugar in particular, gluten by association, and extolling instead the virtues of low carb living. Carbs have been blamed for obesity, metabolic syndrome and just about every ailment. According to a recent survey, almost half of…
1 November 2013 A few well-known sports scientists have recently challenged the conventional high carb diet dogma and begun promoting instead the idea that athletes can perform better on a low carb diet. What’s the evidence and should we all be cutting out carbs? Here’s my take on the low carb vs. high carb debate….
16 July 2013 The current doping story has raised some serious questions about the safety of sports supplements and whether taking them is a risk too far. Number one rule for an athlete – know what you’re putting into your body because you and you alone are strictly liable. You need make sure everything you…
28 May 2013 The Paleo Diet has gained an almost cult-like following since the book by Professor Loren Cordain was first published in 2002. No longer is it seen as an offshoot of ‘complementary and alternative medicine’, now many regular exercisers are jumping on the low-carb Paleo bandwagon. So, should we all be switching? First,…
3 April 2013 When it comes to muscle recovery the timing of your protein intake and the type of protein are just as important as the total amount eaten. In a recent study, a group of Canadian and Australian researchers found that four 20g doses of protein evenly spaced through the day is optimal for…
25 Feb 2013 Experts used to believe that cramps were caused by dehydration or electrolyte depletion. But no studies have actually linked the idea that dehydration or electrolyte depletion is the reason one athlete cramps and another doesn’t. Strong experimental evidence for either theory is lacking. A 2011 study from University of Cape Town researchers…
4 Nov 2012 The latest diet buzz is a regime called Intermittent Fasting (also known as the 5:2 Diet or Alternate Day Fasting). Incredibly, you can eat whatever you want most of the time. Does it work? Well, according to Dr Michael Mosley who followed it as part of his investigation for BBC2’s Horizon programme…
28 Sept 2012 At last we have evidence that ‘light’ and reduced fat’ foods are a big low-fat con! Last week, Which? published a report that spelled out how food manufacturers have been ripping us off with these pseudo-healthy products. The consumer watchdog highlighted 12 examples of ‘reduced fat’ and ‘light’ food that contain more…
