Sports Nutrition and Exercise : 87 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.

Many high school athletes use creatine to improve performance

In a 1999 survey of high school athletes conducted at the Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Center, over 8% respondents reported using creatine and most users believed the supplement improved their…

Exercise as effective as dieting for weight loss

Canadian researchers have found that exercising without dieting can be as effective for modest weight loss as dieting without exercising. Scientists from Queen's University in Kingston,…

Sports during adolescence, not calcium, key to bone health

A new study from Penn State University suggests that adult bone density is determined more by the exercise a teenager engages in than by calcium intake. The researchers focused on the…

NCAA prohibits schools from supplying creatine to students

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the U.S. has decided that schools can no longer supply their athletes with the muscle building supplement creatine. However, the NCAA has…

Weighted exercise gets the jump on bone loss

Exercise that combines light weights and jumping may be just as effective as hormone therapy in helping older women keep their bones strong, according researchers from Oregon State University.…

Creatine builds muscle, mostly safe, experts say

The nutritional supplement creatine is largely safe and mounting evidence suggests that it can build muscle mass. Still, some people, including young athletes and anyone with a chronic health…

Exercise may slow some effects of aging

It seems that middle-aged and elderly individuals may be able to slow, if not yet halt, some of the effects of aging on the cardiovascular system using exercise. To get the desired results,…