UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ -->This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. Researchers have been touting the importance of this B vitamin for years, and with good reason. Women who

UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ -->This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. The claims on bottles of pyruvate are stunning: "Increases endurance by 20 percent" and "Promotes 47

UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ -->This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. You must have an adequate amount of iron in your blood to get oxygen to your muscles. If you don’t get

on hydration in the UK, agrees with Valtin. “You hear this advice from magazines, but where is it actually coming from? Not the Department of Health.” Tim Lawson, director of Science In Sport, a sports nutrition company, believes that the eight glasses rule

fats. A cholesterol-lowering diet is recommended for anyone with levels above 5 millimoles per litre (mmol/l). According to the British Heart Foundation, the average blood cholesterol for men in England is 5.8mmol/l and for women 5.9mmol/l. Almost a

UAN:264 Article type:++add book link at top++ -->This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. Calcium always has been and always will be the mineral for bone health. And bone health is not just a

think this only applies to 50-something women, you’re wrong. While osteoporosis is a bigger concern for females, both men and women lose calcium from their bones as they age. Elite cyclists and runners should be especially careful, as some studies have

UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ -->This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. You can find ginseng everywhere: in sports drinks, iced tea, herbal supplements, and energy gels. Used

. This will increase your iron intake, as iron from the pots and pans leeches into your food. The more acidic the food and the longer you cook it in the iron pot, the more iron you’ll take in. 4. Runners with a high risk of anaemia (eg menstruating women) should have

UAN: Article type:++add book link at top++ -->This is adapted from the book, Eat Smart, Play Hard, by RW USA Nutrition Editor Liz Applegate. Creatine may be one of the best-selling supplements ever, with more than $100 million in annual sales