#26 - Flavonoids - good for ageing but not much evidence for athletes. Also - I'm not lazy coach, it's my microbiome.

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Firsty a smattering of proof that flavonoids are great for managing ageing changes, but still no good evidence they help our athletes perform any better. Then a nice microbiome paper that tells us why some mice seem to be lazier than others. Can we stretch this to human athletes? Also we ask where can we shoehorn in continuous glucose monitors - it looks fancy and must be useful for our patients....
Apologies for forgetting the name of a leading UK Medical Nutrition Academic - of course it was Prof T Spector.
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Bowler AM, Whitfield J, Marshall L, Coffey VG, Burke LM, Cox GR. The Use of Continuous Glucose Monitors in Sport: Possible Applications and Considerations. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2022 Dec 26:1-12. doi: 10.1123/ijsnem.2022-0139. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36572039.

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