Nutrition Science

The cells in the lining of blood vessels, known as the endothelium, perform many functions, including maintaining the elasticity of blood...

One of the primary questions often asked about anabolic steroids is how they will affect future health. As with any drug...

The expression “anabolic nutrient” is much bandied about these days in articles and ads. It suggests that a particular nutrient may...

Beginning in the late 1990s, a strange phenomenon became apparent in professional bodybuilding contests. While the competitors were all in superlative...

Conjugated linoleic acid is an isomer of linoleic acid, an essential omega-6 fatty acid. Structurally, CLA contains both cis and trans...

Ask any bodybuilder what the most important nutrient for building muscle is, and the likely reply will be, “Protein.” So it’s...

Study results have shown that taking a daily dose of the pine bark extract pycnogenol may help to treat or prevent...

When you train intensely with weights, you’re incurring injury to your muscles. It sounds bad, but the body compensates by adding...

Estrogen is often called a “female hormone,” which is a misnomer, as this steroid hormone is also produced in the male...

The primary purpose of using anabolic drugs, such as testosterone, steroids and growth hormone, is to trigger added muscle beyond what...

A study released in April 2013 implicated beef as a primary cause of cardiovascular disease.1 What was surprising about the study,...

What’s the magic number? Twenty grams? Forty grams? How much protein should you get per meal? The dirty little answer to...

Human growth hormone is considered one of the three major anabolic hormones in the body, with the other two being testosterone...

Yeah, DHEA, a.k.a. dehydroepiandrosterone, is the most abundant steroid hormone in the body. Most would say that it’s good just for...

Of all the side effects associated with high-dose anabolic steroid use, the most immediately dangerous is the way they affect the...