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Does protein powder expire? What the whey studies measured
Yes, but quality fails before safety. Three whey storage studies: shelf life by temperature, and why agglomerated powders go stale sooner.
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Does creatine cause hair loss? The two DHT trials compared
A 2009 study saw DHT rise 56% on a loading dose but never measured hair. A 2025 12-week trial at 5 g/day found no DHT or hair change. Both, side by side.
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What does creatine do for women? A review, stage by stage
Women start with 70-80% lower creatine stores, says a 2021 review. What it found at each life stage, and the dose each finding came at.
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How is protein powder made? From cheese vat to label
How protein powder is made, step by step, and what each step changes on the label, including the 25 percent federal floor for whey protein concentrate.
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Does creatine make you gain weight? The 2021 review's answer
Usually a little, early, and mostly water. What the 2021 JISSN creatine review says about loading, body water and fat mass, with the trial figures.
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Can NCAA athletes take pre-workout? A label checklist
No supplement is NCAA-approved and stimulants are banned. The NCAA's stimulant examples, mapped to the names a pre-workout label actually uses.
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How to check if a supplement is Informed Sport certified
Search the batch number, not the logo: Informed Sport's own search and app, USADA's warning on misused logos, and what an unlisted batch means.
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NSF Certified for Sport vs NSF Contents Certified explained
Contents Certified checks the label and contaminants. Certified for Sport adds a banned-substance screen. Which NSF mark a drug-tested lifter needs.
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Informed Sport vs Informed Choice: what is the difference?
Same LGC lab, same 285+ screen. Informed Sport tests every batch before release; Informed Choice says 'regularly tested'. Both pages read 20 Sept 2026.
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Informed Sport vs NSF vs BSCG: which tests more substances?
Informed Sport says 285+, NSF's site says 280+, BSCG says 450+. Each certifier's own page, read 11 September 2026, and the batch policy that matters more.
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FDA posts a nationwide recall of Lipofit Extreme 2.0 after lab analysis finds fluoxetine and DNP in the tablets
A company-initiated recall of one lot, published by the FDA on 31 August. Undeclared fluoxetine in the AM tablets, undeclared 2,4-dinitrophenol in the PM tablets — and neither was on the panel.
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CELSIUS takes the NSF Certified for Sport mark while the pre-workout shelf mostly goes without
The energy-drink brand says its permanent flavors and the VIBE line now carry the mark. What it checks, why the stated substance count differs from the certifier's, and why powder is a harder economic case.
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Red No. 3 loses its US supplement authorisation on 15 January 2027
The FDA has denied the hearing requests and lifted the stay on its colour-additive repeal. Dietary supplements are named in the order, and the reformulation window is under five months.
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The stimulant arms race cooled, and the pump category filled the gap
Headline caffeine numbers stopped climbing. The marketing energy moved sideways into nitric-oxide ingredients — with its own set of label problems.
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Banned-substance certification is a batch claim, not a brand claim
Tested athletes keep getting caught out by the same misunderstanding: a certification mark covers a production run, not a company.