Busting muscle myths

Busting myths about guidelines.

Busting myths to broaden our horizons

Historically, pig breeding programs have focused on a limited number of traits. Often growth rate, back fat and a measure of litter size at birth were the only traits considered. Genetic relationships with other unrecorded traits were ignored in this simple approach, although selection for these traits leads to correlated responses in feed efficiency, lean meat growth, carcase characteristics, ...

Challenging beliefs in sports nutrition: are two 'core principles' proving to be myths ripe for busting?

Let’s start with a couple of quiz questions. Put your hands up if you have given the following pieces of advice to your patients/ athletes. (1) Thirst is not a good indicator of hydration. You must drink lots of fluids before, during and after exercise. (2) The optimum diet for weight control, general health and athletic performance consists of low fat, high carbohydrate. Well, both my hands ar...

Busting Myths of Electronic Word of Mouth: The Relationship between Customer Ratings and the Sales of Mobile Applications

Business and academic research frequently highlights the power of electronic word of mouth, relying on the knowledge that online customer ratings and reviews influence consumer decision making. Numerous studies in different disciplines have been conducted to examine the effectiveness of electronic word of mouth communication. Previously, typically small sample studies suggest that positive elec...

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