nutrition x-change

How important are fats to your athletic performance? Our latest X-Change, written by Professor Don Maclaren, we’ll guide you through this and how certain fats can be used as fuel in an athletic population. Read the full X-Change article here or download the PDF via the button below. Key Points Fats are the major storage […]

It is widely acknowledged that protein is an essential component in muscle growth and repair. Our latest X-Change, written by Oliver Witard, takes an in-depth look at the three T’s (Type, Time and Total) of protein and how these impact improved body composition in an athletic population. Read the full X-Change article here or download […]

Ahead of the International Football Tournament, we dive into the latest research on the role of nutrition for professional football athletes. This article, co-written by Andrew Hulton, James Malone, Neil Clarke and Don Maclaren, offers the athlete and practitioner valuable and practical insight into nutrition for the football player. Read the full X-Change article here […]

At Nutrition X we believe in championing a food-first approach to nutrition – that’s why our latest X-Change paper, written by Professor Don Maclaren, takes a detailed look at the nutritional benefits of milk and its impact on the athlete. Read the full X-Change article here or download the PDF via the button below. Practical […]

Iron isn’t something we talk about a lot, but a deficiency in this vital nutrient can be common place amongst the athlete population. In our latest X-Change paper, co-written by Professor Peter Peeling, Dr. Alannah McKay, Mr Cory Dugan, Dr Rachel McCormick and Dr Marc Sim we take a detailed look at Iron and it’s […]

No matter which code of rugby you are playing a good nutrition strategy is vital, but how exactly should you feed for maximum growth, repair and game day performance? In our latest X-Change paper, co-written by Dr James Morehen and Professor Graeme Close, we explore just this; looking at the nutritional requirements for rugby players […]

In our third Nutrition X-Change, we’ve teamed up with not one but three experts in the fields of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Science – Eimear Dolan, Joseph Matthews and Bryan Saunders- to look at the effects of supplementation with Beta-Alanine; a powerful amino acid that plays an important role in protecting against pH changes in […]

Vitamin D is undoubtedly the vitamin of the moment thanks to winter months setting in, natural daylight hours being reduced and its role in immune function, particularly in light of the ongoing Covid-19 situation, being recognised more and more. Evidence increasingly suggests that we should all be ensuring we get optimum doses of the so-called […]