Another protein blog for you, this time, according to a new meta-analysis we should be eating more protein to reduce our risk of stroke.
After the success of the war on salt in ready meals the offence continues against excess sugar. Which? magazine has tested the levels of sugar in ready meals, both big brands and shop own brands and have found some have double the recommended daily amount of sugar in them, as…
Volunteers in China have been eating mealworms for over a 100 days in a sealed lab in Beijing to test the possibility of using the protein rich insects as food for astronauts.
…and now available as a supplement. Yes, this is the news that a probiotic originally isolated from human breast milk will shortly be available as a supplement in 8 European countries to help combat mastitis.
Start them early apparently. That was the findings of a UK study published in the online journal PLOS last week.
Nitro what? I expect most of you are thinking, basically we are talking about an effect of eating a “Mediterranean diet”.
How does your daily intake of protein look? Most people’s diet, in the US at least, consists of a small amount for breakfast, a small amount for lunch and a big hit for dinner. But should we be distributing it more evenly over the day? According to a paper published…
…is of course a joke on my part, but news in this week is that researchers have created transgenic (or genetically modified) mice that can produce essential omega fatty acids.
Resistance exercise in combination with increased amino acid availability has been demonstrated to be an effective way to promote muscle building and strengthening.
…that is indeed the question, and one that I was discussing recently with one of my Crossfit trainers. So Sebastian and all other interested parties here is a short review of some of the publications that we have covered regarding the matter.

