Nitrates and Cardiovascular Health: Potential Allies?
Natural dietary nitrates can increase nitric-oxide availability and may support blood pressure, endothelial function and other cardiovascular-health markers.
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Sports Drinks and Muscle Cramp Prevention
What causes exercise-associated muscle cramps, the roles of sodium and neuromuscular fatigue, and how carbohydrate-electrolyte drinks may help.
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Half-Marathon Supplementation and Fueling Strategy
A practical guide to half-marathon fueling before and during the race, including carbohydrates, hydration, gels, nitrates, caffeine and pacing.
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Nutrition and Injury Prevention for Runners
How energy intake, carbohydrates, hydration, recovery and key micronutrients may help runners reduce injury risk and support rehabilitation.
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Carbohydrates to Improve “Durability” in Endurance Sports
Durability is the ability to limit performance decline after prolonged exercise. This article reviews how carbohydrate availability and intake can ...
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What Supplements Can Be Useful for Maintaining Muscle Mass During Cancer Treatment?
Cancer is nowadays one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in Western society. In this sense, the diagnosis of the disease itself and the treatm...
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Vitamin D in Athletes: Benefits Beyond Performance
When evaluating the quality of our diet, we often focus solely on the number of calories we consume and the proportion of macronutrients, that is, ...
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CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE DURING EXERCISE: DOES THE SAME AMOUNT SUIT EVERYONE?
Carbohydrate needs during exercise depend on intensity, duration, body size, absolute workload and gastrointestinal tolerance rather than a univers...
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How Much Should We Drink During Exercise?
How dehydration affects exercise performance and how athletes can estimate individual fluid needs using sweat rate, thirst and event-specific condi...
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Nutritional Strategies to Optimize Injury Recovery
Energy and protein intake, carbohydrate and fat quality, and selected supplements can help preserve muscle and support recovery from sports injuries.
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Fueling Strategy for a Four-Hour Marathon
Plan a four-hour marathon fueling strategy around individual effort, gastrointestinal tolerance and carbohydrate intake, with two practical race-da...
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Supplementation with Nitrates and Physical Activity.
The sources of nitrates that we obtain through common foods such as spinach, arugula, celery, and beetroot, or through the intake of dietary supple...
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