Millions of people who take dietary supplements to ward off cancer may be toying with a “two-edged sword” that might do them harm, experts have warned.
A team of US scientists said there was no good evidence that supplement pills and capsules reduced the risk of cancer in healthy individuals, pointing out that antioxidants such as as beta carotene, and vitamins C and E might even have biological effects that promote cancer.… Continue Reading…
Many athletes have blamed ‘supplement contamination’ for testing positive over recent years. With an abundance of products now available, it is becoming increasingly difficult to ensure that each and every one is free from banned substances. We recently received an email from Informed Sport asking us to publish an article on the subject to help athletes understand the possible risks involved with taking such substances and how they ensure that certain products are safe.… Continue Reading…
By Robert Preidt, Thursday, March 22, 2012
THURSDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) — Losing weight themselves is the best way for parents to help their children shed excess pounds, new research suggests.
The study included 80 parent-child sets with an overweight or obese 8- to 12-year-old.
The brains of people with anorexia and obesity are wired differently, according to new research. Neuroscientists for the first time have found that how our brains respond to food differs across a spectrum of eating behaviors – from extreme overeating to food deprivation. This study is one of several new approaches to help better understand and ultimately treat eating disorders and obesity.… Continue Reading…
What do you do if you want to gain muscle strength? Most likely you head to the gym and start lifting weights. Exercising muscles to increase strength is important, but what about eating to develop strength? If you think this type of eating is just for bodybuilders or powerlifters, you’re wrong.… Continue Reading…
If you’re training for a half marathon or triathlon, do you need energy gels?
If you’re a parent of a grade-school soccer or basketball player, should you buy sports energy bars for your kids?
Gatorade hit the shelves in the 1970s, PowerBar products emerged in the 1980s, and GU made its debut in the 1990s.… Continue Reading…
The term performance enhancing drugs encompass a lot more than just steroids. One of the latest fads is energy drinks! Moms and dads naively introduce these drinks to their kids when they are very young.
Encouraging kids to think that improved performance can be found in a bottle or can begins to shape their entire way of thinking about themselves and about performance enhancing substances.… Continue Reading…
When you think of juicing (the fruit and veggie kind, not the illegal steroid kind), the first thing to come to mind may be a healthy active lifestyle or an easy way to lose weight.
But when you give up the other foods your body needs on a daily basis, it can become harmful to your health.… Continue Reading…
Visitors,
Please pay attention to this new data (which we believe understates the magnitude of this problem). Parents and coaches are pushing young athletes to begin taking supplements at surprisingly young ages. The average age for youth supplement use is now 10.8 years old!
Please read that again and let it sink in.… Continue Reading…
