The 33Fuel Blog

Podcast 77: Understanding RED-S with Renee McGregor
Sports and eating disorder dietician Renee McGregor is this week’s guest on the 33Fuel podcast. Renee has over 20 years’ experience working in a variety of roles, from frontline NHS clinics to Olympic athletesListen to Renee McGregor on the 33Fuel PodcastOne of Renee’s particular areas of expertise is the subject of RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency [...]
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Glycaemic index vs glycaemic load
You’ll have heard of the glycaemic index, but what about glycaemic load? The difference between them is subtle yet significant and it’s important to understand where your nutrition sits on both scales.Ordinary sports nutrition is often high on both the glycaemic index and glycaemic load, but 33Fuel bucks this trend. Take Better Fuel for example: it delivers [...]
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Salbutamol, asthma and the Tour de France
When I was a kid no one knew what salbutamol was. Having been diagnosed as asthmatic aged four and given a salbutamol inhaler I got used to explaining to teachers exactly what I was puffing on in class, and why. Today, everyone knows what it is thanks to more asthmatics (UK asthma treatment prescriptions have [...]
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Open water swim nutrition
Open water swim nutrition: 33Fuel athlete Luke Tyburski swims Gibraltar StraitIf you’re after the excellent open water swim nutrition, our Chia Energy Gels are just the ticket. As used by extreme endurance athlete Luke Tyburski when swimming 25km from Morocco to Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar recently during his 12-day Ultimate Triathlon.The gels gave Luke strong and accessible [...]
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