Are Elevated Iron and Uric Acid Levels Too Much of a Price to Pay for a Creatine-Induced 11% Performance Increase?

Video 1 (GSSI): Notre Dame 's Michael Floyd goes all out on the Wingate test ( click to watch ) I guess you could say that these are the...

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Transfats the Last Bastion of the "Bad Fats"!? Two New Studies Shed Some Light onto Their Impact on Your Health.

Image 1: The Meet the Fats campaign is part of the stultification... ah I mean educational program of the American Heart Association Meanw...

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Rodent Study Suggests: Selenium, Nature's Neuronal Corrosion Inhibitor Could Protect the Brains of Hard Training Athletes from Oxidative Damage.

Image 1: Selenium is a naturally occurring mineral involved in a host of metabolic processes. Are you a hard training athlete? A weekend war...

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Vitamin E Exerts Positive Effects on Various Health Markers in Recreational Trainees

A study from scientists from the Azad University in Iran ( Naghizade. 2010 ) shows that supplementation with 500mg vitamin E (~750IU) over ...

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids PRO(!)-Inflammatory in Athletes

Although I am aware of the magnitude of studies providing evidence for the positive effects of omega-3 fatty acids in general and EPA and D...

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Zinc Supplementation Helps Prepubescent Children with Metabolic Syndrome

Zinc ain't for bodybuilders, only! In a double blind placebo controlled crossover study Kelishadi et al. ( Kelishadi. 2010 ) supplemente...

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Rat Study Suggests Increased Selenium Requirements in Athletes

Calcium and magnesium , zinc and maybe chromium those are the top sellers among minerals and trace-minerals. Others, such as selenium are...

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