While many products promise faster recovery, reduced soreness and improved performance, the science is often more nuanced.
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Gels can provide a quick source of energy – but they can also come with downsides.
The internet is awash with claims about injectable peptides for fitness, but there’s almost no human research showing they work or are truly safe.
Pre-workout supplements are one of the most popular workout supplements on the market.
Creatine may benefit women’s muscle, bone and cognitive health.
Creatine is one of the most widely-used sports supplements out there.
Heinz is encouraging runners to consume packets of ketchup to boost performance.
There’s little evidence that the ingredients in most of these supplements work at the small doses they’re normally taken.
We usually associate addiction with bad things like smoking, alcohol and gambling. But it’s possible to be addicted to exercise, too.
Here are some of the more popular sports supplements on the market today, separated into categories based on how effective and safe research shows they are.
There’s not enough evidence that sports drinks are any better at hydrating you than water.
From a social media post that cracked open a decades-old abuse scandal in the UK and Australia, through to tracking asylum seekers, social media can be vital in breaking investigative news stories.
Protein supplements are all the rage for fitness fanatics and those hoping to boost their muscles – but do they contain as much protein as they claim to?
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Professor of Nutritional Physiology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Senior Lecturer in Exercise and Sports Science, Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer in Exercise and Environmental Physiology and Exercise Immunology, University of Westminster
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Professor of Human Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Lecturer in Sports Nutrition, University of the West of Scotland
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Professor in Strength and Conditioning and Sports Nutrition, University of Greenwich
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Lecturer Sport and Exercise Physiology, University of Westminster
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