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Looking for a healthy diet to boost your performance? Sports nutrition is of utmost importance for athletes and these articles will help you build a diet plan to personalised necessities like how to increase metabolism or reduce muscle cramps. You’ll also find information on general diet topics like eating disorders… To browse our library of free sports training articles, browse using the categories on the left or use the search box.

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Sports nutrition: a bean salad recipe suitable for all athletes

This bean salad recipe packs a delicious nutritional punch

Weight loss: can you lose weight effectively on a protein diet?

Protein and weight control

Fat Burning: using body fat instead of carbohydrates as fuel

Fat oxidation through intense exercise

Hydration – fluid intake advice and tips

Hydration is simple isn’t it? Well, no actually! New research suggests that optimum hydration is not just about ‘drinking plenty’ and hoping for the best. It actually requires a good deal more thought. Andrew Hamilton explains

Ergogenic Aids not found in Oxygenated Water

The myth of ‘oxygenated water’

Cherries decrease strength loss and muscle pain

Benefits of a bowl of cherries

Caffeine in team sports

How caffeine boosts team play

Sports Nutrition: Dietary Basics

Optimum nutrition for athletes - what can we learn from recent studies

A Guide And Advice to Effective Supplement Usage

Body Fat and Running Performance

Optimum Running Performance and Body Fat Levels

Sports News: Cycling Training

Cycling Training and how carbohydrate, torso training and building endurance can help

Sports Nutrition and Carbohydrate Drinks

endurance training - do carbohydrate drinks help?

Glycobiology : Could sugars be the new route to sweet success for athletes?

glycaemic index

The glycaemic index: how athletes can make it work for them

zinc & performance

Zinc & Performance: Why athletes may need more zinc in their diet

selenium

Selenium: Why athletes need more selenium in their diet

protein metabolism

Protein Metabolism : Eating and recovery should protein replenishment start before exercise?

sodium bicarbonate & sodium citrate

Sodium Bicarbonate & Sodium Citrate

antioxidant diets

Antioxidant Diets: Low antioxidant diets may hamper fuel delivery

disordered eating

Disordered eating is rare in Chinese athletes

body composition exercise

Body Composition & Exercise: Exercise intensity and body composition

strength training diet

Strength Training Diet : Hormones and strength - why low-fat, high-protein diets might not be best after all

athletics history

Looking back at the past - how much has athletics really changed?

Sports Science Glossary Part 7

Sports Science Glossary Part 9

calcium & metabolism

Calcium & Metabolism : Could the bone-building mineral calcium be the new Holy Grail of sports nutrition?

menstrual problems in athletes

Menstrual problems in athletes

athletes & antioxidants

Athletes & Antioxidants : A low antioxidant intake may harm athletes

sports drinks & teeth

Sports drinks and teeth

hydration

Hydration : How to calculate your personal fluid needs

muscle cramps

Muscle Cramps : No link between hydration and cramps

gastric emptying

Gastric Emptying : How variable-intensity exercise slows gastric emptying

caffeine dehydration

Caffeine dehydration : Caffeine and alcohol - just how dehydrating are they?

metabolic rate

Metabolic Rate : The metabolic impact of exercise - or how your body works out while you put your feet up

thermogenesis

Thermogenesis: It's not just what you eat...

The role of protein in sports performance

How much protein do athletes need and how safe are high-protein diets?

testosterone | diet

Testosterone and diet

nutrition for football

Nutrition for football: 'Your role is to make sure there are no fat b******s in my team'

hydration in football

Hydration football - It used to be oranges in the centre circle... now it's a personal hydration strategy

degenerative joints | veteran athletes

Degenerative joints - The best foods and supplements to protect your joints from age-related degeneration

sport nutrition

Sport nutrition - How athletes can benefit from world consensus on sport nutrition

creatine vegetarians

Creatine for vegetarians

exercise stress

Exercise stress: Strategies to boost your natural immunity and keep infection and the effects of exercise stress at bay

wrestlers weight

Rapid weight loss in young wrestlers

omega-3 omega-6 | essential fats

Omega-3 and omega-6: Essential fats are the answer to most athletes' prayers, helping your body to conserve carbohydrate while shedding fat

carbohydrate loading | recovery

Carbohydrate loading during recovery

Sports Nutrition: Glycogen levels need to be replenished post exercise

Glycogen synthesis: your post-exercise plan

Zone Diet: you can't live off just carbohydrate, protein and fat

Zone Diet Is a No-No

Sports Nutrition: the rise of anorexia and other eating disorders

Anorexia Nervosa - Elite Runners are at high risk of eating disorders

Sports Nutrition: increasing fat intake can improve endurance levels

High-fat Gains for Ultra-endurance Performance

Macronutrients - Carbohydrates: the Fuel of Choice for Serious Athletes (2)

Carbohydrates: the Fuel of Choice for Serious Athletes

Macronutrients - Carbohydrates: the Fuel of Choice for Serious Athletes (1)

Carbohydrates: the Fuel of Choice for Serious Athletes

Power training: research shows increasing protein intake will improve performance

Power Athlete's Diet:

Weight Loss: high carbohydrate diets

Do high carbohydrate diets encourage weight loss?

Zone Diet: cut back on carbs and you risk reducing your performance level

Have carbs had their day?

Dieting and nutrition: should you opt for a low weight or a high carb diet?

Owen Anderson answers your training queries

Sports Nutrition: eating plenty of fruit and vegetables can reduce the risk of a stroke

Six fruit and veg portions a day keep strokes at bay

The zone diet: is it suitable for athletes?

Dieting to improve performance

Fat burning: train your metabolism to use up those calories

Endurance-type training usually enhances your muscles' abilities to metabolise fat

Sports drinks: recovering from exercise with hypotonic drinks, isotonic drinks and hypertonic drinks

The importance of post-exercise rehydration

Dehydration in sport: why it is vital an athlete maintains hydration levels during exercise

How to prevent dehydration from seriously damage your performance

Sports nutrition: an overview of vitamins, supplements and dietary requirements

The latest sports nutrition research

creatine monohydrate effects

Creatine Monohydrate Effects: Dietary supplementation with an important amino acid called creatine has been linked with greater muscle strength during weight-lifting exercise, faster running times during 1000-metre intervals, and improved recovery following intense exercise.

Free radicals and disease

Free Radicals And Disease: There are things you can do to compensate for your higher free rad load. As we've mentioned before in PP, it makes sense to ensure that your diet is high in antioxidants. For high doses of Bcarotene and vitamin C, fresh fruit and veg are your best bet - " coloured" vegetables such as green leafy ones, beetroot, carrots and sweetcorn are particularly high in B-carotene.

Exercise, endocrin and eichotech

Exercise endocrinology and the myth of the Eicotech diet.

Carbo-fattening?

Let' s consider the question of whether a high-carb diet promotes greater body fat storage.

High-fat diet | cyclists

High-fat Diet: Because they believe that fat is the key fuel which powers their long-distance efforts, endurance cyclists continue to consume high-fat diets, and some even utilize high-fat nutritional supplements in an attempt to add staying power to their performances.