Episode 188 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Embracing the Ethos of Scientific Scepticism" with Dr Nick Tiller PhD (Harbor-UCLA, USA) and Prof Stu Phillips PhD (McMaster University, Canada)

Discussion Topics Include:

• Snake oil and fraudulent claims in the health, wellness and sports nutrition industry
• Bad science and its impact on research and practice
• Why being a responsible sceptic requires a comprehensive set of critical thinking skills
• Why having the courage to confront pseudoscience can potentially alter the paradigm, and reverse the current emphasis on marketing over science

Key Paper(s) / Book(s) Referred to:

• How Skepticism (not Cynicism) Can Raise Scientific Standards and Reform the Health and Wellness Industry
• Baseless claims and pseudoscience in health and wellness: A call to action for the sports, exercise, and nutrition-science community
• The Skeptic's Guide to Sports Science

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #123 - "Nutrition and single-stage ultra-marathon" with Dr Nick Tiller PhD

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Episode 187 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Creatine: Beyond Strength and Power" with Dr Scott Forbes PhD (Brandon University, Canada)

Discussion Topics Include:

• Summary of dietary sources and mechanisms of action of Creatine Monohydrate and its potential impact on adaptions to resistance training, strength, power and muscle hypertrophy
• Emerging research for novel applications of Creatine on health, cognitive functions, immunity, glycogen storage,  and in particular endurance training and performance

Key Paper(s) / Book(s) Referred to:

• Creatine Supplementation and Endurance Performance (paper currently in final review stage)

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #147 - "Creatine myths and common questions" with Dr Scott Forbes

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Episode 186 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Nutrition for the Prevention and Treatment of Sports Injuries in Athletes" with Professor Craig Sale PhD (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

Discussion Topics Include:

• Epidemiology of injuries in athletes
• The scientific evidence and relevance to athletes
• Nutrition to prevent and treat muscle injuries
• Nutrition to prevent and treat bone injuries
• Nutrition to prevent and treat tendon and ligament injuries

Key Paper(s) / Book(s) Referred to:

• Nutrition for the Prevention and Treatment of Injuries in Track and Field Athletes

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #110 - "Nutrition Support for Exercise Induced Injury" with Professor Kevin Tipton
• #159 - "Exercise induced muscle damage: What is it, what causes it and what are the nutritional solutions?" with Dr Daniel Owens and Professor Kevin Tipton

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Episode 185 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Restricting Carbs and its Impact on Physical Activity & Metabolism" with Professor Javier Gonzalez PhD (University of Bath, UK)

Discussion Topics Include:

• Fuel use  and changes during activity and rest
• Blood sugar and insulin responses to sugar and carbohydrate restriction
• Sugar restriction and blood lactate concentrations
• Fat oxidation rates after various types of meals
• Changes in metabolism as a result of sugar and carbohydrate restriction and wether that actually results in physical activity and total energy intake differences
• Pros and cons to sugar and carbohydrate restriction for health, body composition and performance

Key Paper(s) / Book(s) Referred to:

• Restricting sugar or carbohydrate intake does not impact physical activity level or energy intake over 24 h despite changes in substrate use: a randomised crossover study in healthy men and women

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #173: "CHO feeding formats: impact on CHO oxidation during exercise"
  with Dr Mark Hearris
• #170: "Nutrient timing and metabolic regulation"
  with Professor James Betts

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Episode 184 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Plant-Based Sports Nutrition" with Professor Enette Larson-Meyer PhD RD (Virginia Tech, VA, USA)

Discussion Topics Include:

• Defining "plant-based nutrition"
• Benefits of a plant-based diet and special considerations for athletes
• Nutrient absorption issues with plant-based diets
• REDs risks and getting adequate calories from plant-based foods
• Impact of plant-based diets on training adaptations and exercise performance

Key Paper(s) / Book(s) Referred to:

• Plant-Based Sports Nutrition (book)
• Benefits of a plant-based diet and considerations for the athlete

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #165 "Plant based and vegan diets in sport and exercise" with Dr Nanci Guest

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Episode 183 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Hormones, Health and Human Potential" with Dr Nicky Keay MB BChir MRCP  (Honorary Clinical Lecturer, Division of Medicine, University College London, UK).

Discussion Topics Include:

• How hormones play a crucial role in determining health
• How hormone networks provide the feedback mechanism by which our lifestyle and behaviours enable us to reach our personal (and athletic) potential.
• Lifestyle factors and their influence on health through hormone networks
• Harnessing hormones as preventative and supportive medicine
• Athlete performance mediated by hormones
• Imbalances in behaviours causing hormone dysregulation 

Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• Hormones, Health and Human Potential (book)

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #148: "Relative energy deficiency: Research to practice"
  with Dr Nicky Keay

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Episode 182 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Advising Nutritional Supplements" with Dr Floris Wardenaar PhD  (Arizona State University, USA).

Discussion Topics Include:

• Considerations on how sports health professionals perceive and prescribe nutritional supplements
• Research into self-reported knowledge and attitudes on nutritional supplements and third-party testing 
• Conveying the most appropriate knowledge on supplements to athletes and other sports health and fitness professionals

Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• How Sports Health Professionals Perceive and Prescribe Nutritional Supplements to Olympic and Non-Olympic Athletes
• Nutritional Supplement Use by Dutch Elite and Sub-Elite Athletes: Does Receiving Dietary Counseling Make a Difference?

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #169:  "Food first, but not always food only" with Professor Graeme Close

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Episode 181 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Flexible Dieting" with Alan Aragon MS (California State University, USA).

Discussion Topics Include:

• Origins and evolution of flexible dieting as a field-tested method for achieving optimal body composition, health and performance
• Why the public are confused as to what we should eat, and why even experts disagree with each other
• Why scientific literacy is necessary to navigate the minefield of misinformation
• Why no single diet is for everyone
• Rigid versus flexible dietary control
• Dichotomous thinking: the backbone to rigid dietary control
• Discretionary calories: why all foods can fit when properly moderated

Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• Flexible Dieting (book)
• International society of sports nutrition position stand: diets and body composition

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #100 - "Diets and Body Composition" with Alan Aragon MS and Brad Schoenfeld PhD

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Episode 180 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Physiological & Nutritional Considerations for Training and Body Composition in Females" with Professor Abbie Smith-Ryan (University of North Carolina, USA).

Discussion Topics Include:

• Gender as an important contextual consideration in training and nutrition recommendations for exercising females
• Research on females relevant to sport and exercise science and nutrition
• Issues with body composition assessment and manipulation in females
• The effects of nutrient timing on training adaptations in resistance-trained females
• The acute effect of exercise modality and nutrition manipulations on post-exercise resting energy expenditure and respiratory exchange ratio in women

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Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• The effects of nutrient timing on training adaptations in resistance-trained females
• The acute effect of exercise modality andnutrition manipulations on post-exercise restingenergy expenditure and respiratory exchangeratio in women: a randomized trial

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #172: "Nutrition for female athletes' with Professor Kirsty Elliot-Sale & Dr Jose Areta
• #148: "Relative energy deficiency: Research to practice" with Dr Nicky Keay
• #132: "Nutrition and athlete bone health" with Prof Craig Sale and Dr Kirsty Elliot-Sale

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Episode 179 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "In the Trenches with a Performance Nutritionist" with featuring Matt Jones MSc SENR,  Nutrition Consultant with West Ham United FC and the Scottish FA (UK).

Discussion Topics Include:

• Matt's unique education pathway and career journey to his current role as a Nutrition Consultant with West Ham United FC and the Scottish FA.
• Reflections on standout moments over the years , that have helped shape him as a practitioner today.
• Insight into the role of a nutrition consultant working with elite men's football clubs and national teams.
• Thoughts, reflections, and advice to current and aspiring performance nutritionists.

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Key Paper(s) & Resources Discussed / Referred to:

• N/A

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #168: "In the Trenches" with Aimee-Ellen O'Keeffe MSc SENR
• #166: In the trenches: How to build a career in professional sport with Dr James Morehen
• #161 - "In the Trenches" with Charles Ashford MSc SENR
• #157 - "In the Trenches" with Rich Chessor MSc SENR
• #120 - "American Football: In the Trenches - Performance Nutrition Practice Insights" with Pratik Patel MS RD
• #85 - 'High Performance Science & Practice: In the Trenches' with David Joyce MSc

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Episode 178 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Sleep and the Athlete" with Professor Neil Walsh (Liverpool John Moores University, UK).

Discussion Topics Include:

• What is sleep, and why do we need it
• Methods to assess sleep quantity & quality: from the sleep lab to wearables
• Sleep and athlete health & performance
• Strategies to improve sleep (from "sleep hygiene" to nutrition)
• The "sleep toolbox" for practitioners

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Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• Sleep and the athlete: narrative review and 2021 expert consensus recommendations
• Good perceived sleep quality protects against the raised risk of respiratory infection during sleep restriction in young adults

Related Podcast Episodes:

• #145: How does night-time feeding affect body composition and performance?
  with Dr Michael Ormsbee
• #124: Nutrition and athlete immune health with Professor Neil Walsh PhD

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