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Ergogenic nutritional supplements to increase athletic performanceThe second category includes the so-called ergogenic substances that can improve athletic performance, recovery and the synthesis of new proteins. This group includes most nutritional ..

Therapeutic nutritional supplements and prophylactic nutritional supplementsThe third category of nutritional supplements for athletes includes the so-called therapeutic nutritional supplements and prophylactic nutritional supplements. The main repre..

“Sports Nutrition”The so-called “sports nutrition” group includes concentrated sources of macronutrients or their combinations that are commercially developed for use by athletes. The most popular products are powders with protein concentrates or iso..

The use of nutritional supplements in sport: what, when, why or at all?Author: Dr. Leon BedracAthletes are exposed to many nutritional supplement products that are marketed with “tempting” claims to support health, optimize recovery and enhance perfo..

Back in 2003, scientists discovered that certain carbohydrate combinations can be absorbed more quickly during exercise. Before this discovery, it was believed that the maximum amount of carbohydrate that could be delivered to muscle was about 60 gra..

There is evidence to suggest that athletic performance is highly dependent on fuel, and fuel delivery is dependent on intestinal function. So could the intestine be a much underestimated organ for athletes?In professional cycling it is sometimes said..