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Chocolate milk may Be Good For Athletes

...orts drinks like Gatorade or Endurox R4 at helping athletes recover from strenuous exercise, says a new study.Intense endurance exercise reduces supply of stored glucose// or glycogen, a key source of fuel for exercise, to the muscles. The findings suggest that chocolate milk has an optimal ratio of carbohy...

Hot or cold: Chocolate milk is the answer for longetivity

...viduals. The goal of his research is not to make athletes out of the elderly, but to increase our lifespan and quality of life in old age said senior lecturer at the Department of Sport and Exercise Science, Dr Benjamin Miller. "The ability of people to create energy and perform work stems from structures ...

Kidney diseases and their complications, an alarming scenario in the Philippines

...infection, or a toxic reaction to drug. In case of athletes and long runners an acute kidney failure occurs when myoglobin is released due to lack of fluids in the body.Chronic - In this case deterioration takes place gradually over a period of many years. But this is very dangerous as there are no symptoms a...

Quick Recovery in Rodeo Athletes

...otor vehicle whiplash injuries on a group of rodeo athletes and a group of spectators at such events. Their... their outcomes. The studies revealed that rodeo athletes recover faster from their injuries with less time off from work in spite of the fact that they too s...

Mind is stronger than the muscle: power of brain over brawn

...scle is doing. Dr David Marchant explains: "When athletes are at the starting line they are primarily focusing on the end of the track rather than what their legs are doing. If focused on the actual movement in their legs they probably would not perform as well. Say you have a footballer who's got some sort...

Lactic acid a potent energy giver if used properly!

...ic, or anaerobic, metabolism." "The world's best athletes stay competitive by interval training," Brooks sai...ious fuels," Brooks said. "Our findings can help athletes and trainers design training regimens and also avoid overtraining, which can kill muscle cells," Bro...

Teen Players Urged To Wear Helmets and Gloves to Avoid Sports Injuries

...r gives up or has his helmet knocked off. The teen athletes view the game as a ‘time-honoured test of manhood’...se. Dr. Gordon and coauthors describe three teen athletes with probable or definite concussions related to ‘helmets and gloves.’ All were hockey players betwe...

Sports Can Improve Eating Habits In Adolescents

...t less frequently than other teen athletes. Teen athletes were more likely to consume more calcium, zinc, iron and other vitamins and minerals. Boys in all the three groups got adequate levels of these nutrients and satisfied the daily requirements for calcium intake. ‘The positive outcomes typically asso...

Meth Addiction On The Rise, US Health Authorities Concerned

...n, the drug is now being used by college students, athletes and truck drivers. Sadly, the drug is no longer used for its therapeutic benefit. Soldiers who had participated in the World War II are said to have used the drug to improve their alertness. The release of dopamine, a neurotransmitter into specific...

Parents of Junior Athletes do More Harm than Good

...search has revealed that several parents of junior athletes seem to have a negative impact on their children's develoopment//. Their findings have been published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The findings are informed by a national survey of 132 professional junior tennis coaches in the US, wh...

A herbal delight for athletes in solving cramp and pain problems

... after physical exercise. "With the millions of athletes worldwide, this truly is a profound breakthrough a...g at some point, had venous insufficiency, or were athletes who suffer from exercise-induced cramping. The first two weeks of the study was an observation perio...

Basketball Top For Injurious Sports

...’ said Tonino. ‘Players rarely stand still. Female athletes should strengthen their hamstrings, the muscles located in the back of the thigh.’ He said that the proper position to shoot a basketball is: · Feet shoulder-width apart · Knees slightly bent · Buttocks positioned as if one was about to sit d...

Viagra Beneficial to High-Altitude Athletes

...ce-enhancing drug, Viagra can be used by endurance athletes at high altitudes as well as soldiers in the mountains of Afghanistan//. Research by scientists at the Stanford University and the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System on participants who were riding stationary bicycles while breathing thr...

Mumbai Hospital gets Sports Therapy Rehabilitation System

...ting arena has sports trainers and coaches driving athletes and sportspeople to peak performances," said Ashis...esearch Institute of Sports Science to train their athletes for the 2008 Olympic Games. The Indian team's former physiotherapists Ali Irani and Andrew Leipus ...

Is Addition Of Proteins In The Sports Drink Beneficial?

...rformance benefit during 'real life' exercise when athletes consume sufficient amounts of a sports drink.’ The...but no compelling evidence suggests that endurance athletes need protein during exercise.’ Source: Eurealert...

To Add Proteins To Sports Drinks Or Not Is The Question

...rformance benefit during 'real-life' exercise when athletes consume sufficient amounts of sports drink." But ...ers at St. Cloud University in Minnesota said that athletes in this study lost body weight due to sweat loss, but those drinking Accelerade managed to rehydrate...

Proper Fitting Of Football Helmets Essential To Prevent Concussion

...tting techniques and concussions among high school athletes found that proper fitting of helmets could help reduce the risk of// concussion. In the current study, Dr. Eugene Hong of Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia and co-author Dr. Tracey Covassin of Michigan State University analyze...

All in the name of Fitness

...icular the chronic, high-level exercise that elite athletes undertake. "The bottom line is that moderate phy...individuals from these 'weekend warriors' to elite athletes who are going too far. The London Marathon for instance used to be the panacea of ultra-endurance bu...

Closing in on Lethal Heart Rhythm in Young Athletes

...thm defect that runs in families and targets young athletes report they have greatly narrowed //the hunt for the specific genetic mutations that contribute to the problem. Their new findings, described in the July issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, should increase the accuracy of tests to iden...

Adolescent Girl Athletes More Likely to Injure Knees Than Boys

Adolescent girl athletes are as much as eight times more likely to injure their knee's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) than their male counterparts, according to a recent study led by Morgan Stanley Children's// Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medic...

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