Vitamins & Minerals

Research suggests that drinking a leucine-enriched protein drink while you’re taking part in endurance exercise may boost muscle synthesis by up...

You’ve no doubt read how so many people are deficient in vitamin D. That can lead to an impaired immune system...

Depending on the total dose of zinc and the composition of lozenges, zinc lozenges may shorten the duration of common colds...

If you slept through chemistry class, you probably forgot the mnemonic device for memorizing the essential amino acids: PVT TIM HALL...

Do you take a multimineral supplement? Maybe you should, at least every few days, considering how important minerals are to your...

Various antioxidant nutrients, such as vitamins E and C, are a typical component of bodybuilding diets. Most bodybuilders use supplements containing...

Vitamin D seems to be the shining star of the nutrient world lately, and for good reason. It’s been shown to...

Most of us have heard of Linus Pauling. He received two Nobel Prizes—one for chemistry in 1954 and the Peace Prize...

In a recent commentary appearing in Sports Nutrition Insider, Jose Antonio, Ph.D., president of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, made...

Of the essential amino acids leucine is perhaps the single most important for us exercising folk. Why? Well, as they say...

A meta-analysis of seven clinical trials reveals that taking calcium may yield a weight loss of around 1.5 kilograms per year, compared...

If any nutrient can be referred to as a “rising star,” it’s vitamin D. In the past vitamin D was most...

In your never-ending quest for packing on slabs of beef—or as we science guys call it, “lean body mass”—look to science...

Q: I’ve just gotten back into bodybuilding after taking a break—for about 25 years. Back in the day supplements were very...

The branched-chain amino acids consist of three essential amino acids: leucine, isoleucine and valine. BCAAs are often referred to as the...