A-Z of nutritional supplements: dietary supplements, sports nutrition foods and ergogenic aids for health and performance: Part 43
Part 43 reviews three more noteworthy W's: wheat germ oil, whey protein and wolfberry. Wheat germ and the oil extracted from it, albeit by-products from flour milling, contain significant quantities of tocopherols. A succinct review follows on whey protein, a very popular dietary supplement, particularly with resistance-trained individuals wanting to gain lean muscle mass. The issue finishes with a close look at wolfberry, also known as goji berry, an important herbal component of traditional Chinese medicine, but also frequently found in sports supplements.
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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences |
| Published in: | British Journal of Sports Medicine |
| Language: | English |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/47/6/399.short |
| Volume: | 47 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Pages: | 399-400 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |