Sports nutrition

SPORTS NUTRITION 2014: FOCUS ON CREATINE SCIENCE

‘Get ripped like Rambo and smart like Picasso!’ VPX rips up sports drink rulebook

11-Sep-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

VPX/Redline CEO Jack Owoc tells Sports Nutrition 2014 delegates how to create a creatine-based sports/energy drink that’s 'omnipresent enough to crush Red Bull, Powerade and Monster'.

Arla pours €38m into facility to meet whey demand

01-Sep-2014 By Shane STARLING

Dairy giant Arla's ingredients business is building a new whey processing facility for €38m to meet rising demand for the dairy fraction in infant, sports and clinical nutrition.

Sports Nutrition 2014 delivers business ammunition

27-Aug-2014 By Shane STARLING

It’s free, jammed full of sports nutrition sector insights – and it’s just days away: Sports Nutrition 2014 .

Supps and female sex hormones: Do sports supplements expose consumers to high levels of oestrogen?

22-Aug-2014 By Oliver Nieburg

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast and the supplements industry are at odds over consumer exposure to oestrogen in sports supplements.

The Protein Works builds its muscles with diverse portfolio

19-Aug-2014 By Anne Bruce

UK sports nutrition company The Protein Works says that it plans to capitalise on worldwide appeal for its brand over the next year.

Does sporting activity improve gut function?

13-Aug-2014 By Anne Bruce

Improved diversity of the intestinal microbiota in sports people could be due to gut barrier function, experts have suggested.

Science builds for Chemi Nutra’s Mediator Phosphatidic acid ingredient for sports nutrition

31-Jul-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Sports nutrition supplements containing phosphatidic acid (PA), a lipid messenger, may stimulate increases in muscle size, lean body mass, and strength, says a new study using Chemi Nutra’s Mediator ingredient.

EFSA accused of "maladministration"; Opinion is "flat out wrong", says ISSN

EFSA lambasted over beta-alanine rejection

23-Jul-2014 By Lynda Searby

EFSA’s rejection of a health claim linking beta-alanine to improved physical performance has provoked outrage, with UK food law consultancy Legal Foods accusing the risk assessment agency of, “maladministration of its role” and, “a flawed approach to...

German border busts reveal banned DMAA still out there (but detection is improving)

22-Jul-2014 By Lynda Searby

Scientists at a German state control laboratory have developed a fast and accurate method of testing whether supplement and sports nutrition products contain the illegal stimulant DMAA (1,3-dimethylamylamine/methylhexaneamine).

Should Argentina's Messi have ditched the sports drink in the second half? Study casts doubt on soccer blood sugar effect

14-Jul-2014 By Ben BOUCKLEY

Drinking a carbohydrate-electrolyte beverage before and during a match did not help UK Championship trainee soccer players maintain blood sugar concentrations during the second half according to a new study.

Patent watch

Nestlé files patent for bite-size sports snacks

10-Jun-2014 By Kacey Culliney

Nestlé has filed a patent for high-carb and high-protein bite-size dough snacks for athletes and health-conscious consumers looking to manage nutritional intake before and during exercise.

Dispatches from Vitafoods Europe 2014

Safe sports nutrition product use is a reality. So are global sports federation rebuttals increasingly ‘outdated’?

13-May-2014 By Shane STARLING

Contamination concerns mean most athletic and sporting federations advise against them despite near-ubiquitous use among top athletes and sportspeople. Busted doped athletes continue to finger them. But sports nutrition products are in a better place...

Arla launches heat-sensitive whey

09-May-2014 By Nicola Cottam

Arla Food Ingredients has launched a 100% whey protein concentrate it claims is less sensitive to heat in functional and clinical nutrition.

Study supports sports nutrition potential of Nutrition 21’s arginine silicate

02-May-2014

Consumption of products containing Nutrition 21’s Nitrosigine inositol-stabilized arginine silicate ingredient can boost nitric oxide levels in the body, which in turn can increase blood flow and improve cardiovascular and muscular health, says a new...

Retail positioning sports nutrition's big challenge

02-May-2014 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Establishing broad acceptance is the greatest challenge facing the sports nutrition segment today, and this hinges on the creation of local mainstream retail channels, according to one analyst.

Beta-alanine supplements effective for trained and non-trained individuals: Study

28-Apr-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Supplementation with beta-alanine is effective for boosting performance for both trained and non-trained people, says a new study.

Muscle health: Soy and dairy blends better than whey alone?

25-Apr-2014 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Protein blends of soy, casein and whey deliver amino acids to the muscle for an hour longer than whey alone when consumed post-workout, according to a second study backed by DuPont.

special edition: sports nutrition

EU sports segment hurdles: Health claims and categorisation

24-Apr-2014 By Annie Harrison-Dunn

Hard core sports nutrition users don’t care about health claims, according to an analyst, but industry associations say its members have approval in their sights.

Special edition: Sports Nutrition

Ban yohimbe just like ephedra, says EU sports nutrition sector

24-Apr-2014 By Dr Adam Carey

EFSA last year concluded the safety profile of herbal stimulant yohimbe is inconclusive. Ban it anyway, says the chair of the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) in this guest article.

Special Edition: Sports Nutrition

Swisse Wellness on US sports nutrition sector: ‘We think there’s an opportunity in this space to make a big impact’

24-Apr-2014 By Stephen DANIELLS

Changing consumer attitudes to health and similar consumption levels in the US and Australia give Swisse Wellness an opportunity to excite consumers with a new sports nutrition range that is not just focused on the muscle men and gym junkies, says Ulrich...

Special edition: Sports nutrition

Expert founds company with goal to fill in data gaps on sports nutrition for women

23-Apr-2014 By Hank Schultz

When formulating sports nutrition products for women, is the concept to merely give them a little bit less of what you’d give a presumably much heavier man under similar circumstances? Or are a female athlete’s needs subtly different? No one really knows,...

MSM added to sports nutrition safe list in the UK

17-Apr-2014 By Shane STARLING

A form of joint health and sports nutrient, MSM (methylsulfonylmethane) has made it onto the approved list of UK third party testing service Informed-Sport, a “big league” promotion according to an American supplier.

Whey forward? Milk fat tax, dodgy tests and EU bureaucratic blocks

14-Apr-2014 By Nicola Cottam

There is light at the end of the tunnel for a European whey wholesaler, as a long-running dispute over EU import duties on milk fat in whey protein is finally coming to an end.

European sports nutrition group raises red flags for London marathoners

08-Apr-2014 By Shane Starling

The 40,000 professional and amateur runners that will spill through the streets of London this weekend for the London marathon can benefit from sports supplement use but should be wary of dangerous products, the biggest European sports nutrition group...

EU sports nutrition group challenges carbohydrate health claims

27-Mar-2014 By Shane Starling

Europe’s largest sports nutrition group says EU-approved claims around glycaemic carbohydrates are constrained by burdensome conditions of use and should be modified to avoid consumer confusion.

UK testing firm lifts game in sports nutrition doping war

25-Mar-2014 By Shane Starling

LGC-owned HFL Sport Science is raising awareness in the battle to flush out contaminated sports nutrition products and reduce the likelihood of their being blamed for doping infringements.

European sports nutrition sector ready for regulatory paradigm shift (and a better image)

24-Mar-2014

The European sports nutrition sector is emerging from regulatory limbo and moving towards full recognition as a responsible industry, says the chair of the continent’s biggest group, Dr Adam Carey, in this guest article.

Editor's Blog

‘Play it again, Sochi’: DMAA food supplements stimulate ongoing Olympic dopiness

24-Feb-2014 By Shane STARLING

For 12 days the 22nd Winter Olympiad in Sochi, Russia, had escaped the scourge of doping. It may not have escaped the scourge of homophobic ranting from its paragon-of-progress president, Vladimir Putin, but it had been drug-free.

Supplements certifier teams with retailer to boost sports nutrition safety

07-Feb-2014 By Shane Starling

UK-based food supplement certification service Informed-Sport has linked up with online supplement retailer Trusted Pro Supplements to showcase those products that have passed through the stringent quality control process.

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Protein still sports nutrition king, but watch out

06-Feb-2014 By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

Protein is still the bedrock of sports nutrition says Euromonitor, but non-protein products are expected to grow faster in several important global markets like Australia, Canada and Indonesia.

Declare yourself! UK sports nutrition firm calls out ‘proprietary blend’ ingredient concealment

24-Jan-2014 By Shane Starling

The practice of sports nutrition firms using ‘proprietary blends’ of unspecified ingredients is permitting companies to market inferior products, a UK firm has said.

European sports nutrition sector working to ban killer weight loss aid DNP

16-Jan-2014 By Shane STARLING

The European sports nutrition sector is joining with authorities like the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) to wipe out an illicit trade in the dangerous fat burning, fertiliser chemical DNP (2,4-Dinitrophenol) that has been linked to more than 60 deaths...

Sports drink ad claims attacked

08-Jan-2014 By Rod Addy

A Lucozade Sport ad campaign has been slammed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for falling foul of European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) health claims rules.

Enzyme-treated whey gains online UK debut

03-Jan-2014 By Shane Starling

A sports nutrition firm has become the first online-focused business in the UK to offer an enzyme-treated form of whey protein.

Dispatches from #FIE2013

‘Shrink it and pink it’? Women deserve better, says UK sports nutrition firm

03-Dec-2013 By Shane STARLING

Putting a male-oriented sports nutrition product into a petite, pink package is a lazy way to meet female needs, says a leading UK firm which is going about things a little differently.

Dispatches from SupplySide West 2013

We don’t see the pre-workout sector going in the right direction post-DMAA: Chromadex CEO

22-Nov-2013 By Stephen Daniells

New ‘suspect alkaloids’ are finding their way into the controversial pre-workout supplement sector, and potentially dangerous products will continue to flourish in the marketplace while there is wider support from the industry, according to the CEO of...

Glico Nutrition targets US sports nutrition growth for novel maltodextrin

12-Nov-2013 By Stephen Daniells

With a successful GRAS status under its belt and a Glico Nutrition and a large-scale human clinical trials set to conclude in early 2014, Glico Nutrition of Japan is eyeing a larger slice of the US sports nutrition market.

IQ Chocolate preps sports performance cocoa health claim

24-Oct-2013 By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

Scottish chocolate start-up, IQ Chocolate, has high hopes for its “raw” dark chocolate bars within the high quality, functional foods sector and is currently in the initial stages of preparing a dossier for a health claim.

UK sports nutrition: One year on from 20% beefcake tax hike

08-Oct-2013 By Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn

One year on from the 20% VAT hike for some sports nutrition products in the UK, NutraIngredients looks at what the move has meant for the UK industry.

GNC buys UK's top online sports nutrition supplements retailer

03-Oct-2013 By Hank Schultz

GNC Holdings, Inc. is continuing its push into the high growth sports nutrition space with the purchase of A1 Sports Limited, the leading multi-brand sports nutrition e-commerce retailer in the UK doing business under the name Discount Supplements.

Special Edition: Amino Acids and Proteins

BCAAs take center stage in targeted sports nutrition products

19-Sep-2013 By Hank Schultz

Protein as a driver of sports nutrition products is an old story. The newer twist, however, is the use of individual amino acids, and specifically the branched chain amino acids leucine, isoleucine and valine, to deliver targeted benefits for their role...

European sports nutrition sector battles contamination ‘misconceptions’ with new book

05-Sep-2013 By Shane STARLING

The European sports nutrition sector is stringently regulated and not awash with contaminated products, the industry has confirmed in a new booklet aimed at public and politicians alike.

EU sports nutrition industry welcomes Californian ‘cowboy’ fat burner ban

22-Aug-2013 By Shane STARLING

The European sports nutrition sector has backed Dutch and UK bans of a fat burning product called Dexaprine, and welcomed actions against “cowboy operators”.