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Evidence has suggested that cow’s milk can be more effective than commercially available sports drinks for recovery after both resistance and endurance exercises. Based on so far limited research, milk appears to be an effective post-resistance exercise beverage that results in favourable acute alterations in protein metabolism: acutely increasing muscle protein synthesis, leading to an improved [...]
Low calorie artificial sweeteners–such as saccharin (e.g. Sweet N’ Low), Aspartame (e.g. Nutrasweet and Equal), or Sucralose (e.g. Splenda)–are used in countless food items including diet sodas and essentially anything labeled as “sugar-free” targeted to consumers as a strategy for reducing calorie intake and thus losing weight.
This is despite the fact that studies have shown numerous side effects to these [...]
