by Lauren Alston | May 4, 2020 | Supplements
What is caffeine? Caffeine is described a drug, a natural stimulant that ”stimulates” the central nervous system. It is found in products such as – tea, coffee, soft drinks, energy drinks, cocoa products and can be bought in the form of tablets and...
by Lauren Alston | May 1, 2020 | Supplements
Branched-Chain Amino Acids (BCAA) are a group of 3 essential Amino Acids – leucine, isoleucine, and valine. What are amino acids? Amino acids are building blocks that combine to form proteins. Our bodies use these proteins for many functions – Build and...
by Lauren Alston | Apr 29, 2020 | Food Trends, Uncategorized
What are artificial sweeteners? Artificial sweeteners act as a sugar substitute – providing a sweet-like taste to food products but containing significantly less energy (calories) than sugar. Where can I find them? Artificial sweeteners can be added to drinks,...
by Lauren Alston | Mar 10, 2020 | Macronutrients, Uncategorized
For reference, it is recommended that we obtain at least 50% of our total dietary energy from carbohydrates – this includes all starch, dietary fibre and sugars. On a 2000 kilocalorie diet we should be having around 1000 kilocalories (250g) of carbohydrates; no...
by Lauren Alston | Mar 3, 2020 | Plant-Based Diets, Uncategorized
FODMAP standads for fementable oligo-, di-, mono-saccharides and polyols – which are terms used to class groups of carbohydrates. They are quite simply carbohydrates but termed scientifically as – Fermentable Oligo-, Di-, Mono-saccharides And Polyols....
