Asker Jeukendrup3 min readWomen are better fat burners than menIn long events women often outperform men. Is this because their metabolism is better suited for endurance?
Asker Jeukendrup4 min readMCT: the new fuel for athletes?I spent several years of my life (a while ago) investigating a potential role of MCT for athletes and because there appears to be a...
Asker Jeukendrup3 min readFinding your fat burning zoneFat burning is always a hot topic and we seem obsessed with it. Treadmills tell you when you are in your "fat burning zone", some heart...
Asker Jeukendrup5 min readA supplement claim close-upA popular nutrition supplement with claims to help weight loss and fat burning is the seaweed extract fucoxanthin. Sometimes it is the...
Asker Jeukendrup4 min readLow carb diet v high carb diet and cycling performanceWhat is better for performance: a high fat diet or a high carbohydrate? This is a questions that is discussed over and over. Let me state...
Asker Jeukendrup4 min readWhy are we so obsessed with fat burning?In a previous blog entitled how fat burning works, I set out what we mean by “fat burning”. Judging from the social media conversations...
Asker Jeukendrup3 min readRed wine to increase fat burning?Recently, I came across an article that has the promising title “Another reason to drink wine: It could help you burn fat, study...
Asker Jeukendrup4 min readFat burning: how does it work?Which athlete does not want to be the "lean mean fighting machine"? Burning fat is often talked about as the road to becoming such a...
Asker Jeukendrup4 min readWhat is Fatmax?Fat burning or fat oxidation (the term preferred by scientists) is of interest to endurance athletes and other athletes. Non-athletes who...
