Practical Sports Nutrition

How a ‘Fuelling Revolution’ is Redefining Endurance Performance

This academic article from The Journal of Nutrition provides a comprehensive review of carbohydrate intake strategies for endurance and ultra-endurance athletes. The authors examine over a century of research to…

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What REALLY Works for increasing performance in young athletes?

This systematic review investigates how acute supplementation—taken shortly before or during exercise—affects the physical and cognitive performance of young athletes under 18. Researchers identified only three primary substances meeting their…

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Nitrate supplementation: the training status paradox

The most significant finding from recent research is the inverse relationship between training status and nitrate efficacy. A comprehensive 2020 systematic review analyzing 22 experimental situations across different training levels…

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120 g/h Carbohydrate for Elite Marathon Fuelling: Metabolic Advantage and GI Distress

This scientific study evaluated the effects of different carbohydrate (CHO) ingestion rates on elite male marathon runners during simulated running. 🔗 Link to the paper ​¹³C labelled glucose-fructose show greater exogenous…

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Nutrition Strategies to Promote Sleep in Elite Athletes

This scoping review systematically assesses existing literature to map and evaluate the efficacy of different nutritional interventions—such as kiwifruit, tart cherry juice, and various proteins—on sleep quality and duration in…

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Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Sports Nutritionists

This academic review titled “Nutrition Strategies to Promote Sleep in Elite Athletes: A Scoping Review,” authored by Gavin Rackard and colleagues. This scoping review systematically assesses existing literature to map…

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Extra time fatigue: Can high-rate carbohydrate ingestion preserve sprint speed?

This randomised controlled trial investigates how different carbohydrate intake rates affect player performance during an extended 120-minute soccer match simulation. Researchers compared a placebo against moderate and high doses of…

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