Category: Studies
Caffeine raises fat burning after strength training
After an intensive workout the body expends extra energy. Researchers suspect that because of this, strength training can help in maintaining a healt [...]
Lose weight faster with vitamin C
We are all so concerned with the obesity epidemic that we tend to look to high-tech science for solutions. In doing so, however, we forget that we can [...]
HMB makes athletes fitter and faster
Rowers, runners, swimmers, cyclists and other endurance athletes build up more stamina if they take 3 g HMB every day, write Polish nutritionists at [...]
Peanuts don’t make you fat
Somehow the human body uses the energy from peanuts in a different way than energy from other foods. Either it doesn't absorb all the energy the pean [...]
Lose weight faster by eating carbs in the evening only
If you are slimming you'll lose weight quicker if you confine your carb intake [like pasta, rice, bread, potatoes and fruit] to the evenings. Nutritio [...]
Fenugreek improves effect of creatine more than carbs
Athletes absorb creatine better when they combine it with 50-100 g fast carbohydrates. But not all strength athletes want the carbs: even if you take [...]
Human study: Nigella sativa boosts testosterone level
A daily dose of 2 g ground Nigella sativa seeds can raise men's testosterone levels by thirty percent. Researchers at the University of Tikrit in Ira [...]
Green tea boosts fat burning after interval training
If you believe in doing cardio training on an empty stomach as a way of losing fat, then you'll be interested in the human study that sports scientist [...]
The anabolic effect of garlic
Garlic powder boosts testosterone production and reduces cortisol production. This discovery was made by researchers at Kobe University and pharmaceut [...]
More magnesium means more testosterone and IGF-1
Older men have higher concentrations of IGF-1 and testosterone in their blood, the higher their magnesium levels are. Geriatricians at the University [...]
Testofen: fenugreek extract that boosts men’s libido
In a couple of years fenugreek – Latin name: Trigonella foenum-graecum – may be a mainstream supplement like ginseng or ginkgo. You may have read the [...]
Heat treatment boosts anabolic effect of strength training
We're not quite sure how strength athletes can apply the principle that Japanese sports scientists have written about in the Journal of Physiological [...]
Mountain climbing raises testosterone level
Mountain climbers returning from an expedition have a higher testosterone level than when they depart. Italian andrologists from the University of L'A [...]
Intensive exercise is healthier
Exercise is always healthy, even if you get an awful lot of it. We wrote about that recently. But does it matter whether you do high intensity exercis [...]
Plant protein spares kidneys
Growing numbers of people suffer from chronic kidney disease. Risk factors include diabetes, high blood pressure and – as you age – a diet containing [...]