PROTEIN NEWS
Whey Protein Plus Vitamin D Keeps Muscles Stronger with Age
One of the challenges of people reaching their golden years is being able to meet their nutrition requirements, particularly as it comes to protein and vitamin D necessary for supporting muscle and bone health.
Protein: What You Need to Know
In its most recent position stand on protein, the International Society of Sports Nutrition, or ISSN, wrote that exercising individuals need approximately 1.4 to 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day (1).
What Are Net Carbs?
Different types of carbohydrates in foods can affect the body in different ways. Net carbs reflect the amount of carbohydrates in a food that are likely to have an impact on blood glucose levels and can be a useful tool for athletes or anyone with specific nutritional goals.
Podcast: AMPED for Men
In an earlier podcast, we discussed the AMPED™ products and their impact on female athletes. Now, Dr. Paul Biondich puts the focus on men’s performance and provides recommendations for using the line.
Myth Busted: Eating at Night Makes You Fat
Is your late-night dinner the reason you can’t lose weight? The notion that calories in equals calories out, regardless of what time of day you consume them, might actually be dated advice.
How Much Protein Can Your Body Use?
If you’re an athlete, or someone who lifts weights, the amount of protein your body can use may be much more than the average daily requirements, a recent study reports (1). Published in the Journal of Nutrition, Canadian researchers found the average requirement of protein in resistance-trained male subjects to be 2.6 times greater than the current recommendations from the Institute of Medicine.
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