Nutrition Science

You’ve got to hand it to sports supplement companies: They’re always coming up with something new to entice potential customers. Much...

Another of the many interesting facts related by Roberts is that getting off aromatase-inhibiting drugs, such as Arimidex, may increase estrogen...

At the dawn of the 20th century a popular dieting practice was known as Fletcherizing, in which you chewed each morsel...

A related factor is how long you stay on a drug cycle. Most rational athletes are aware of the health risks...

You rarely see an elite bodybuilding champion who’s also a vegetarian. There are, however, some notable exceptions. One is Andreas Cahling...

The authors note that the glucose produced during gluconeogenesis can be used to slowly replenish depleted glycogen reserves, while other fuel...

Steroids can worsen existing skin pathologies. Athletes being treated for acne often stop responding to normal treatment regimens if they also...

he researchers noted that being strong overruled other risk factors associated with cancer, such as age, having lots of abdominal fat...

If you use D supplements, be sure it’s the natural form for best results.

Simply put, pyruvate is formed during the metabolism, or digestion, of sugars and starches. It’s a key compound that jump-starts the...

So here we have CNA and butyric acid; both are types of fats. Yet both have potential for helping along bodyfat...

The authors suggest that factors other than nutrition must explain the differences between hard and easy gainers. On the other hand,...

Need to recover more quickly? Then you’d better add proteases to your pillbox. Proteases such as bromelain, derived from pineapple, apparently...

The inherent danger of diuretics can be amplified in bodybuilders because they are often dehydrated to begin with.

The rate of carnosine increase in muscle appears to differ among individuals, in this study varying from 2 to 69 percent....