Four Obesity Paradoxes Exposed: Obesity Protects From Chronic Disease >...
Since scientists still judge obesity by BMI values, athletes contribute to the CVD / mortality "obesity paradox" Alright, next to "I don't care, I feel good" you will probably have hear or even read...
View ArticleTryptophan, an Overlooked Natural "Anabolic"? Increased Follistatin...
Poultry is high in tryptophan and so is spirulina, cod, soy beans, parmesan and pork. They all have higher tryptophan contents than turkey. So, it doesn't always have to be poultry ;-) As a...
View ArticleIt's the Same (!) Time of the Day That Matters, If You Want to Excel - No...
If you have a competition in the AM and usually train in the PM it may make sense to change your training schedule in the weeks leading up to the event. Alright, in previous SuppVersity training I've...
View ArticleYes, Men Can Have Low Bone Mineral Density, Too | But Can Jump Training...
In view of the fact that there are women in the photos, it should be obvious that these are not the study subjects ;-) Rope skipping is probably not exactly the exercise you'd be thinking of when it...
View ArticleTo Boil or Not to Boil? What's Going to Make Your Tea the Healthiest? Recent...
Hot or not? That could be a matter of health or ah... well almost death ;-) Usually a "tea" is a hot beverage, right? No? Well, ok there's ice-tea, but even the coolest of all teas is initially brewed...
View ArticleTSH - A Critical Re-Evaluation of Its Non-Significance: Why Your TSH May Tell...
Symptoms of hypo- and hypothyroidism (figure from youngstershub.com) In previous articles about overtraining I've already touched on the possibility that training too much and eating to little can...
View ArticleFoods in the Limelight: Blueberry Smoothies, Egg Protein &'Healthy Eating' |...
Yes, blueberry smoothies are heart healthier than those without blueberries, but can't replace blood pressure meds. In today's installment of the SuppVersity short news we will take a look at a bunch...
View ArticleVirgin Coconut Oil Minimizes Weight Gain and Improves Blood Lipids (HDL⇈, LDL...
There are more than a dozen of options for virgin coconut oil on the market and there's no way the normal custumer can tell which one is actually "virgin" and which is a fraud and maybe even...
View ArticleToo Much of a Good Thing - Selenium: Little More Than in Many 'Multis' Can...
Three things make this study special #1 it's human study, #2 it was conducted in a metabolic ward and #3 it didn't use potentially toxic Se supplements If you ask around about how you can accelerate...
View ArticleEach Body Part Once or Thrice per Week / as Split or Total Body What's Best...
Strength, size and conditioning, you want them all, this article has it all. Alright, the latest issue of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research is out and I am going to give you the...
View ArticleGarcinia Cola Seeds as a Testosterone Booster: 100%+ Increased Testosterone...
Better than asparagus ;-) I have to admit, it has been a while since I've written about "natural testosterone boosters". In the last article that was remotely related to this topic, I even wrote that...
View ArticleTrue or False? 'If you Don't Eat Carbs After Your Workout, Sleep Fasted,...
Going to raid the fridge? No, you better don't do this the night after a workout. Myth says: Going to bed glycogen depleted will boost mitochondrial biogenesis - true of false? In a world, where...
View ArticleFat Loss Increases Vitamin D, But Taking More "D" Won't Trigger Fat Loss -...
Working out in the sun will make you lose fat, taking D3 supplements will not. Have you been wondering why you didn't lean out magically in the past year even though you're taking a ton of vitamin D?...
View ArticleSaccharin Affects Weight, Blood Lipids, Glucose & Liver Markers at Doses...
Implications for diet coke? None! While I have deliberately ignored all previous studies discussing potential detrimental effects of saccharin on human health based on super-dose animal models, the...
View ArticleBad News For Vitamin Fans - C + E Supplementation Blunts Increases in Total...
Chicken legs, old man? Must have been too much antioxidants ;-) If this is not your first SuppVersity article, you may have read about the potential negative effects of (high dose) anti-oxidant...
View ArticleEgg-Ology Today: The Underappreciated Health Benefits of Egg Phospholipids,...
The yolk is where almost all the "good" stuff in the eggs resides. Throwing the yolk of the 1-2 eggs you eat per day away, as people have been doing it for decades is thus madness. For decades eggs...
View ArticleNAFLD, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, the Gateway to Diabesity - Which...
There's a whole arsenal of vitamins & herbals that's supposed to either protect you from or even cure NAFLD. NAFLD is emerging as one of the most common chronic liver diseases worldwide, and...
View ArticleToo Much of a Good Thing - Iodine: 1 mg/day + Can be Bad for You, But the...
Seafood is an excellent source of iodine, but many people get most of their iodine from iodized table salt. I assume you would have expected me to forget that I promised to do my very best to turn the...
View ArticleEvery Sip of Plain Water Reduces Your T2DM Risk, Oxidized Proteins are Better...
The "apple a day" is the epitome of nutritional factors influencing your health. Alright, it's Thursday and about time for a brief update on the latest nutrition research studies including a...
View ArticleToo Much Whey Today, Type II Diabetes Tomorrow - Human Study: Whey Reduces...
Is it really bad to drink that whey shake before you eat the bananas, strawberries and blueberries, because whey makes you insulin resistant? Sounds "bogussy" and a closer look at the questionable...
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