Impact & Provenance

What if taking another gel isn’t the best first response when race-day fuelling goes off plan? Troubleshooting race day nutrition issues starts with separating what you notice from what you assume:...

What if the gel you blame is only part of the problem? If you’ve had stomach cramps soon after fuelling, it’s understandable to ask why do energy gels cause stomach cramps, especially when discomfo...

For decades, conventional endurance protocols have treated the human digestive tract as little more than an unselective combustion chamber engineered to process refined, synthetic carbohydrates. Ph...

Research indicates that up to 70% of long-distance triathletes suffer from gastrointestinal distress during competition, a physiological complication frequently attributed to the high osmolality an...

The highly engineered synthetic maltodextrin gel, long considered the gold standard for elite performance, may actually be the primary catalyst for the systemic energy failures and gastrointestinal...

The prevailing assumption that synthetic, maltodextrin-dominant formulations represent the pinnacle of endurance fueling is increasingly challenged by advancements in bio-analytical research. For m...

The persistent reliance on synthetic, maltodextrin-heavy carbohydrate sources as the foundational nutrition for trail runners NZ remains a primary catalyst for systemic gastrointestinal distress an...

The persistent reliance on synthetic maltodextrin as a primary ergogenic aid is increasingly recognised as a compromise rather than a gold standard for elite endurance performance. While athletes h...

The prevailing reliance on synthetic maltodextrin within endurance protocols often overlooks the systemic cost of gastrointestinal distress; the very fuel intended to sustain performance frequently...