In this episode, David is joined by Danny Lennon of Sigma Nutrition. Danny has a formal scientific background in academia, completing a master’s degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences at University College Cork. During this time Danny researched vitamin D, directly under the world-renowned researcher Professor Kevin Cashman.
In addition to that research, Danny took classes in biochemistry, clinical nutrition, micronutrient interactions and physiology. Previous to this Danny also completed a BSc. Degree in biology and physics education and spent a year teaching these subjects.
As well as producing media content, Danny also works as a performance nutritionist to professional MMA fighters, professional boxers and competitive powerlifters. He has consulted several teams in a number of sports. He also has an online coaching service that helps a wide array of clients with nutrition related issues.
In this episode, David & Danny discuss:
Are artificial sweeteners a cause of weight gain?
Are artificial sweeteners bad for our health or gut microbiota?
Is gluten something that should be excluded from our diets?
In this episode, David is joined by Danny Lennon of Sigma Nutrition. Danny has a formal scientific background in academia, completing a master’s degree (MSc.) in Nutritional Sciences at University College Cork. During this time Danny researched vitamin D, directly under the world-renowned researcher Professor Kevin Cashman.
In addition to that research, Danny took classes in biochemistry, clinical nutrition, micronutrient interactions and physiology. Previous to this Danny also completed a BSc. Degree in biology and physics education and spent a year teaching these subjects.
As well as producing media content, Danny also works as a performance nutritionist to professional MMA fighters, professional boxers and competitive powerlifters. He has consulted several teams in a number of sports. He also has an online coaching service that helps a wide array of clients with nutrition related issues.
In this episode, David & Danny discuss:
How to know when body-fat levels are too high that a diet is required?
How to diet while minimizing performance decrement?
How to implement an aggressive diet?
How to decide whether a weight-cut is appropriate?
How to implement a weight-cut for same day weigh-ins?
For full show notes see: www.hpascience.com/episode48
In this episode, David answers a listeners question regarding research.
David covers;
Topic 1: Research in the obese and elderly
Why does so much research focus on elderly and obese populations rather than trained and elite athletes?
Topic 2: Trained versus untrained populations in research
Why are the majority of studies conducted in untrained populations rather than elite athletes?
For full show notes see: www.hpascience.com/episode47