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• Posted: Tue, Jun 23rd
  The recall of some Hydroxycut products points to the danger of weight-loss supplements.
  This past May the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved to ban the diet product Hydroxycut after receiving 23 reports of serious health problems related to the product, including one death due to liver failure.
• Posted: Fri, May 15th
  Sports nutritionist Monique Ryan takes a look at anti-inflammatory diets
  Editor's Note: Earlier this week VeloNews.com published an article on Christian Vande Velde's low-gluten diet and some of the low-gluten recipes his wife uses. Today, sports nutritionist Monique Ryan takes a ...
• Posted: Fri, Apr 10th
  Monique Ryan looks at nutritional strategies for early morning exercisers.
  With the longer days and early sunrises, early morning rides are a scheduling reality that need to fit around work and other life obligations. The alarm sounds, you roll out of bed, and the last thing you can think about is eating or drinking, as there is just no time. Besides, ...
• Posted: Tue, Mar 10th
  Monique Ryan: The right nutrient mix is key to recovering from early season workouts.
  Cyclists everywhere should now focus on recovery nutrition. Whether you live in warmer climates and are at the start of your race season, or are still training in colder weather but heading outdoors for longer rides, optimal recovery nutrition is essential. Between each ride or ...
• Posted: Wed, Feb 11th
  The Feed Zone with Monique Ryan: Muscling up for the 2009 season
  Despite the lingering cold temperatures in many states you are likely quite focused on your training program for the 2009 season. Strength training is an important early season training component and offers many benefits to cyclists, including maintenance of lean body mass or ...
• Posted: Mon, Jan 12th
  The Feed Zone: Select the proper menu for 2009
  So here we are two weeks into 2009 and you did it again, didn’t you? Despite all the good intentions to lightly tap on the brakes this holiday season, you pigged out over the holidays, eating and drinking like there was no tomorrow. Well, tomorrow is here, and while you may ...
• Posted: Thu, Dec 18th
  Do energy drinks have a place in athletes' diets?
  Monique: What do you think about the use of energy drinks and sports performance? It’s a pretty broad question as there are a million brands out there claiming all kinds of different benefits. I have noticed a few “new” drinks that tout a healthier brand ...
• Posted: Mon, Nov 10th
  What about caffeine after exercise?
  Almost any cyclist, pro or dedicated local racer is very familiar with the many performance benefits of caffeine. You may indulge in a caffeine laden early morning wake-up call for a pre-dawn training session, and now have a variety of sports bars, beans, gels, and other ...
• Posted: Mon, Nov 10th
  Recovery Nutrition Primer
  Post-exercise recovery nutrition jumpstarts the recovery process at an accelerated rate after endurance training. Recovery nutrition is especially important when there is less than eight hours between training sessions. Your goals are to replenish fuel stores, rehydrate, and ...
• Posted: Tue, Oct 21st
  The Feedzone: Your best exercise during the holidays is pushing away from the table
  A successful race season is behind you, and in the coming weeks there will be dark mornings, early sunsets, and — for many of us in the Northern Hemisphere — a long stretch of colder temperatures as well. While you likely will tough it out on some cold-weather rides because ...
• Posted: Wed, Oct 1st
  Nutritionist Monique Ryan shares some meal plans and thoughts about cyclocross nutrition.
  Cyclocross season has begun and your race calendar is set. Your diet may require a few adjustments for the shorter, but often very high intensity rides. Fueling and hydration strategies may also need adjustment for cooler weather training, and a well-practiced nutrition plan ...
• Posted: Mon, Sep 15th
  The Feedzone with Monique Ryan - Map out your nutrition plan for the final event of the season
  With the final curve of the race season in full view, we cycling fans are focused on the remaining professional calendar, as well as our own regular season end. Whether the last event on your calendar is a road race, cross country race, criterium, or century ride, you can dial ...