Sports Nutrition and Exercise : 78 Articles

If you're serious about exercise, you probably know that fueling your body is as important as training it. Eating the right foods, at the right times, can enhance physical performance during training and competition. Whether you're a seasoned athlete or a weekend warrior, this section contains the latest research and articles about how nutrition affects exercise.

Drinking vegetable juice may boost exercise endurance

A new study from Britain has found beetroot juice may increase…

A high-fibre breakfast helps burn fat during exercise

According to a new study from University of Nottingham in the UK,…

Inactive kids face 6-fold risk of heart disease by teen years

Young children who lead inactive lifestyles are five-to-six times more…

Coenzyme Q10 may boost exercise performance

The supplement coenzyme Q10 may give exercisers' endurance a lift,…

Probiotics cut runners' sick days in half

Distance runners may have lowered immunity which makes them more…

Milk may boost fat burn after exercise

Canadian researchers have found that exercisers who drink milk after a…

Caffeine may reduce muscle pain after exercise

Researchers from the University of Georgia report that a caffeine…

Exercise important as diet for weight loss in older adults

Research findings published in the Journal of Applied Physiology…

Diet, exercise linked to bone strength in obese kids

A recent study confirms that obese children and adolescents are prone…

Canadian Health Network's Healthlink Newsletter

Healthlink is a twice-monthly e-newsletter of the Canadian Health…

Caffeine slows blood flow to heart during exercise

Researchers at the University Hospital in Zurich have found that…

Moderate exercise wards off colds and flu

According to researchers at Purdue University, moderate exercise…

We eat more, exercise less during winter months

New study findings support what most have long suspected. Researchers…

Quantity of exercise more important than intensity

According to researchers at Duke University Medical Center in North…

Children advised to up daily exercise to 1 hour

According to a panel of experts assembled by the Divisions of…

Exercise performance compromized by low zinc

A small study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Human…

Canada's Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity

Health Canada has released a new combination food guide/physical…

Exercise means weight loss, not bone loss

Recent study findings from researchers at Johns Hopkins University in…

Benefits of exercise for heart never too late

In a study of older adults, Canadian scientists have found that…

Exercise as important as calcium for healthy bones

A recent report claims children who drink more milk do not necessarily…