Evidence library
Bibliographic records and reader-friendly guides to sources cited by the journal.
Journal article · 2025
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
What changes inside a muscle fiber when training changes what the muscle can do? New protein-measuring methods can examine thousands of proteins in tiny samples, sometimes from a single fiber. This paper explains how such methods…
Journal article · 2011
Physiological Reviews
How can the same muscle support a steady walk and a sudden jump? Part of the answer lies in its mixture of muscle fibres. These cells differ in shortening speed, energy use and resistance to fatigue.…
Book chapter · 2015
OUP Oxford
Book chapter · 2012
National Academies Press (US)
Journal article · 2026
Journal of sport and health science
Journal article · 2020
Molecular pharmacology
Journal article · 2012
Journal of Aging Research
Moving a joint farther and making daily tasks easier are not the same result. Across 22 studies involving 1,127 older adults, stretching often improved flexibility, but its effects on everyday function were inconsistent. Among six studies…
Journal article · 2017
Sports Medicine
Losing fluid during a team sport can make play feel harder without affecting every skill in the same way. The authors examined 20 studies of fluid deficit and performance, alongside evidence on athletes’ drinking and sweating.…
Journal article · 1998
International Journal of Sports Medicine
Symptoms during exercise can look similar without having the same cause. The author challenges the idea that cramps, collapse, and heat stroke can all be explained by dehydration or an electrolyte imbalance, meaning a disturbance in…
Journal article · 2023
JAMA
Preventing some serious birth defects requires attention before pregnancy is recognized. The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends a daily supplement containing 400–800 micrograms of folic acid for people planning to or who could become pregnant,…
Report
Journal article · 2015
Diabetes care
Webpage · 2026
Webpage
Journal article · 2000
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
A strong desire for a particular food can feel difficult to explain. One familiar explanation is addiction, but the authors argue that most self-reported food cravings should not automatically receive that label. They propose a different…
Journal article · 2016
Obesity Reviews
Why can seeing food change the urge to eat before a meal begins? Across 45 published reports, researchers examined whether reactions to food cues and self-reported cravings predicted later eating or weight-related outcomes. The overall correlation…
Webpage · 2022
Journal article · 2025
Journal of Food Science
Journal article · 2013
Annual Review of Food Science and Technology
Food texture is something you experience as a bite changes, not just a property it has on the plate. Chewing, tongue movements, saliva, and chemical breakdown continually alter food while it is being prepared for swallowing.…
Journal article · 2016
Food & Function
