carbohydrates

Berries, oats, peas, and coconut. These three recipes use delicious carb sources to help fuel your workouts.

"Eat carbs and die." Well, it might not be that dramatic, but a new study says the two may be related.

Could eating bread before bed make you sleep better and longer?

High-carb sports drinks might not be the best choice for performance, but how do they affect recovery?

Carbs aren't the devil, and they might even boost immunity during strenuous activity, says a recent study.

Caffeine and carbs are both popular pre-workout aids. What happens if you put them together?

Carbs aren’t the devil and there is no need to avoid them. They might even make you faster.

The use of antidepressants is up 400% and Alzheimer’s disease costs the US $100 billion annually. Could it be our current recommended dietary guidelines are a contributing factor to this epidemic?

Here’s my list of the things I get asked the most and what I do to deflect the conversation (without just telling people I’m smarter than them, because that never seems to go down so well).

Is is true that a ketogenic diet may be beneficial to decreasing weight and fat mass without decreasing performance?

Every Sunday we post the "Sunday Seven" so you can quickly see the seven most popular articles of the week. This week: CrossFit, Thanksgiving, the rebound box jump and more!

To remove an entire macronutrient group for preventative measures is unnecessary. Starch plays an important role in human function.

Yet another study has affirmed the power of carbohydrates as an aid for athletic performance. However, the results may not apply to all levels of athletes.

Enough with the Internet arguments, I'm interested in what you think. I'm going to present some controversial topics, and then I want to hear what you have to say and what your experience has been.

You might have heard you need carbs after a workout in just the right ratio to protein. A recent study suggests when it comes to protein synthesis, you just need protein.

This system is our primary source of ATP at rest and during longer duration physical activity. Understanding how to fuel it can help increase performance in endurance events.

If you participate in sports or gym activities that require high energy outputs for two to three minutes, you need to make sure you are ingesting plenty of carbohydrates.