fructose

HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW... Eat for what you're about to do. Carbs fuel intense activity, so don't carb-up for bed or you may end up storing them instead of burning them. Do cardio in the morning before you've had any carbs. Tap into fat stores without eating away at muscle by having amino...

"If it doesn't swim, run, or fly, or isn't green and grow in the ground, don't eat it." T Nation readers are likely familiar with the above nutrition quote, popularized by coaches like Charles Poliquin, Christian Thibaudeau, and John Berardi, just to name a few. Or maybe you've heard the late...

In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth. Later, He formed man of the dust off the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. He told Adam to lift heavy rocks and logs and turn his body into a temple. He saw that this was good. With Adam in shape, He also saw that it...

7 Dumb Things People Say About Nutrition Stop Saying That! You Sound Like a Moron. Years ago, people, usually well-meaning mothers, would tell you not to go swimming after a big meal because you'd cramp up and sink to the bottom of the lake like a moribund turtle. Medical experts dispensed...

Stop Blaming Fructose Should we really be panicking about fructose? Check out the latest science here. Whiplash Is your seat belt on? Is it tight? Head restraint in position? Good, because otherwise you're going to suffer an awful case of nutrition-science whiplash and have to get fitted for a...

Here's what you need to know... One vague research paper, published in 2004, started the demonification of fructose. When you look at most of the human studies on the effects of fructose, you see that it doesn't really behave much differently than other sugars. I know people who are so afraid...

Here's what you need to know... Soy protein is practically useless in stimulating muscle protein synthesis. Dextoxifying your liver or "cleansing" your colon with coffee enemas is beyond stupid. Stop worrying about the growth hormone in milk. You can't starve cancer by eliminating sugar from...

Sugar. This five-letter word is one of the most controversial and talked about topics in nutrition. Everyone seems to have an opinion about this sticky subject. Here are a few things to keep in mind before you go rogue with the sugar dispenser in your morning coffee. It’s important to...

Low-carb and low-sugar have overtaken low-fat in popularity, according to Google trends for the past decade. Today, you know too much sugar won’t do any favors for your physical or mental health. And fruit, often touted as nature’s candy, can be first on the chopping block. Here, a look at three...

About half of bloating and gas woes are caused by swallowed air — the other half is due to what you’ve had to eat or drink. When the gastrointestinal tract can’t move food through efficiently, or is unable to digest a particular nutrient, gas builds up in the lower intestine, causing bloating...