Our Evidence Based Nutrition Science Blog

Today I want to reflect on a question I was asked in a recent live social media Q and A, which was "is sugar really toxic"? (I do these Q and As every week, by the way. They go out on the Ben Coomber Facebook page, Instagram, YouTube channel and...

It’s extremely common for personal trainers, class attendees, and regular gymgoers to consider the ‘after burn effect’ (properly termed EPOC or excess postexercise oxygen consumption) of exercise when choosing the specific training modality appropriate for a given goal. This effect is also often used for class or training program advertising,...

Do you often think to yourself, “why can’t my clients be more like me, interested in training and nutrition, wanting to eat well, wanting to look after themselves, wanting to go to bed on time, will remember to carry their water bottle with them and stay hydrated…?”.  Would make our...

Blog banner photo credit: The Game Changers 2019 A couple of months ago a film with the name ‘The Game Changers’ was added to Netflix after a lot of pre-release hype. The film features a number of athletes and medical professionals espousing a plant-based diet and...  OK, so while I...

Here at the BTN Academy we promote evidence-based practice. Evidence-based practice doesn’t JUST mean that you read a bunch of research and base your actions on that, though, it’s properly defined as a combination of the best available evidence, your professional expertise and (most importantly in my opinion) your client’s...

A few weeks ago we sent out a short email about intuitive eating. While our emails have always proven popular this one seemed to blow up, resulting in our inbox being flooded by tonnes of comments and questions from people, so we decided to expand the conversation into a blog...

Metabolic adaptation to weight loss – the phenomenon of reduced energy expenditure during and after a period of calorie restriction, is probably one of the most misunderstood topics related to nutrition and body composition. Ideas commonly shared include but are not limited to:  As you diet, your body will adapt...

Mental health is something that has been historically treated as a separate thing from physical health – a situation that arises from the dualistic idea that the mind (‘you’) and the brain (the physical thing) are somehow independent entities that can and therefore should be discussed separately. This dualistic way...

This blog is a poignant one for me because I hate seeing people work their arses off in the gym to then be greeted by minimal results at the end of the month. There’s nothing worse than trying super hard, or feeling like you are, and getting nowhere. It’s disheartening,...

How exciting is this? We have been working behind the scenes for a very long time to achieve something really cool, and we’re so glad we finally get to spill the beans. What you can see below is a press release to announce that we, the BTN Academy,  are now...