Nutrition

Peptides are a collection of amino acids strung together. Put two together, and you have a dipeptide; put three together, and...

It’s a vicious circle, as the more fat you put on, the hungrier you get. There’s one more reason to...

  Macadamia nuts can help lower cholesterol. Research from Pennsylvania State University showed that eating about a handful a day reduced...

The main point of the study, however, is that a higher potassium and magnesium intake, coupled with a lower sodium intake,...

In their zeal to label commonly used bodybuilding supplements as potentially toxic, the physicians conducting the study conveniently sidestepped the steroid...

A lot of people believe that eating fiber with a meal helps block the absorption of fat. That’s true but only...

The branched-chain amino acid L-leucine is the most important of the BCAAs for muscle growth. Research shows that taking even small...

Apples can help protect you from colon cancer. Research suggests that when the fiber in apples ferments during digestion, it produces...

A study reported in the British Journal of Nutrition determined that milk hydrates a body good—even better than water. Subjects depleted...

There’s been conflicting research on D-ribose, a sugar that’s part of ATP. Your muscles use ATP to fire out reps, so...

Tea can help fight cancer. Researchers at the University of Mississippi Medical Center gave water mixed with green tea EGCG to...

Recent research suggests that saw palmetto is an herb that may help treat baldness. In a study reported in the April...

Most bodybuilders know that the stress hormone cortisol can slow, stop or reverse muscle gains. It causes the body to use...

Scientists are calling on the government to increase the recommended daily intake of vitamin D to 2,000 international units.

Various studies show that the production of HCA is part of an out-of-control oxidation process. It naturally follows that taking in...