The UK medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has warned about serious liver and heart problems associated with the sport dietary supplement OxyElite Pro. In 2012 the agency warned against using an earlier formulation of the product. Now it says the new formulation contains aegeline, a substance linked to 56 cases of acute hepatitis in… Read More

Mexico Approves Tax on Sugary Drinks

The Mexican Congress has approved a special product and services tax of 1 peso (£0.05) per litre of sugary drinks, including concentrates, powdered drinks, syrups, essences, and flavour extracts. An additional 8% tax on foods with an energy content exceeding 275 kcal per 100 g was also approved. The new taxes will take effect in… Read More

20/11/201318/11/2013 by Andrew Marshall

Nutrition Knowledge & Supplement Use Among Elite US Army Soldiers

Research Paper Title Nutrition Knowledge and Supplement Use Among Elite U.S. Army Soldiers. Background A U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) unit was studied to determine characteristics of supplement users, assess nutrition knowledge, and identify nutrition information sources. Methods SF-qualified (n = 119) and non-SF, support soldiers (n = 38) participated. Results Most soldiers (87%) reported… Read More

14/11/201312/11/2013 by Andrew Marshall

Meal Portions are Getting Bigger

The British Heart Foundation has called for the Government to review its information on typical portion sizes after finding that some ready meals and other foods have increased in size by nearly 100% in 20 years (BHF, 2013). An investigation found that individual shepherd’s pies had increased in size by 98% since 1993, chicken curry… Read More

08/11/201302/11/2013 by Andrew Marshall

Is Obesity Rational?

Read this thought provoking article by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) which analyses the work of NBER researcher Christopher Ruhm. Abstract The combination of economic and biological factors is likely to result in overeating, in the current environment of cheap and readily available food. This propensity is shown using a “dual-decision” approach where choices reflect… Read More

29/10/201328/10/2013 by Andrew Marshall

Endurance: Shuttles & Carbohydrates

Research Paper Title Carbohydrate-gel Supplementation and Endurance Performance during Intermittent High-intensity Shuttle Running. Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a carbohydrate (CHO) gel on performance after prolonged intermittent high-intensity shuttle running. Methods Seven male soccer players performed 2 exercise trials, 7 days apart. On each occasion, participants completed five… Read More