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Plant based diet for performance
This week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast is Nigel Mitchell. Ex head of nutrition at GB Cycling and Team Sky, Nigel now heads up nutritional strategy for professional cycling team EF Education First. In this podcast, Nigel discusses how a plant based diet could be the key to unlocking next level performanceListen to Nigel Mitchell [...]
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Podcast 77: Understanding RED-S with Renee McGregor
Sports and eating disorder dietician Renee McGregor is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. Renee has over 20 years’ experience working in a variety of roles, from frontline NHS clinics to Olympic athletesListen to Renee McGregor on the 33Fuel PodcastOne of Renee’s particular areas of expertise is the subject of RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency [...]
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Glycaemic index vs glycaemic load

You’ll have heard of the glycaemic index, but what about glycaemic load? The difference between them is subtle yet significant and it’s important to understand where your nutrition sits on both scales

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Salbutamol, asthma and the Tour de France
When I was a kid no one knew what salbutamol was. Having been diagnosed as asthmatic aged four and given a salbutamol inhaler I got used to explaining to teachers exactly what I was puffing on in class, and why. Today, everyone knows what it is thanks to more asthmatics (UK asthma treatment prescriptions have [...]
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