Nutrition X-Change

We're all familiar with the effect we feel caffeine has on our general level of alertness in day-to-day life, with vast swathes of the population turning to coffee, tea and other caffeinated drinks to keep themselves feeling on-top throughout the day. But what impact exactly does caffeine have on athletes when it comes to sporting […]

With the holy month of Ramadan having started this week, Muslims around the world will be observing fasting during daylight hours as a means of both celebrating and reflecting on their faith. An incredibly important observance for all of those within the Muslim faith, athletes will be facing additional challenges when it comes to nutrition, […]

Volume 6 in our hotly-anticipated Nutrition X-Change series comes from the expert mind of Professor Don Maclaren - our Head Nutritionist and Emeritus Professor of Sports Nutrition at Liverpool John Moores University - taking an in-depth look at creatine's physiological impacts on the body. A must-read for nutritionists, sports nutrition professionals and athletes supplementing (or […]

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential nutrients that play an important role in the physiological function of the body. But, what exactly do they do, and why should athletes take note? We've turned to experts Dr. Chris McGlory Ph.D, Assistant Professor at Queen’s University, Canada, whose current work looks at dietary proteins and fatty acids, alongside […]

For Volume 4 of our expert-authored Nutrition X-Change papers,  we've teamed up with Professor Don Maclaren - Emeritus Professor of Sports Nutrition at Liverpool John Moores University - who has been research-active in the fields of carbohydrate and fat metabolism, nutritional supplements and applied aspects of sports nutrition since 1980. The 4th edition looks at […]

In our third Nutrition X-Change, we've teamed up with not one but three experts in the fields of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Science - Eimear Dolan, Joseph Matthews and Bryan Saunders- to look at the effects of supplementation with Beta-Alanine; a powerful amino acid that plays an important role in protecting against pH changes in […]

As we enter the winter months, immune function and its impact on our overall health and wellbeing becomes ever-more prominent; the colder weather, darker days and increased chances of contracting sicknesses such as colds and flu making the healthy function of the immune system more important than ever. This is particularly the case for athletes […]

Vitamin D is undoubtedly the vitamin of the moment thanks to winter months setting in, natural daylight hours being reduced and its role in immune function, particularly in light of the ongoing Covid-19 situation, being recognised more and more. Evidence increasingly suggests that we should all be ensuring we get optimum doses of the so-called […]