Leeds Met Gets Phd In New Sport Science Deal
PhD Nutrition and Leeds Metropolitan University have announced a long-term research project that will see two of Yorkshire’s sports science pioneers unite to improve knowledge of sports nutrition and its affect on sports performance.
Hull-based PhD Nutrition, is a multi-million pound supplier of sports nutrition products and will partner with Professor Roderick King and his team at the Research Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure at Leeds Metropolitan University to begin an extensive review of sports nutrition and its application to sports science.
The team within the Centre for Sports Performance comprises of an experienced group of research scientists and staff who have in-depth knowledge within the field of nutrition and its affect on sports science.
This new partnership will draw upon the state of the art facilities at Leeds Metropolitan University, which includes a fully BASES accredited human performance laboratory, capable of measuring a multitude of variables such as athlete performance testing, biochemical analysis, product evaluation and the analysis of body composition over time.
Other facilities include a cardio-respiratory lab, blood sampling room for biochemical marker work, a full working physiology lab for monitoring athletes, a full body composition scanner using dual X ray absorptiometry and a nutrition laboratory.
Together, Professor King, his associates and Dr Max Gowland, managing director PhD Nutrition, hope to further the development of sports nutrition products, focusing on sound scientific evidence.
Furthermore, PhD Nutrition will then initiate human performance trials on a range of its own formulated products following the findings.
Dr Max Gowland, managing director of PhD Nutrition, said: ‘I am delighted to partner with Professor King and his associates at the Research Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure at Leeds Metropolitan University, whose knowledge of sports nutrition is invaluable.’
‘At PhD Nutrition, we are continually looking at ways of improving sports nutrition, formulating our products using the latest science evidence as well as keep in line with consumer needs and desires. Solid scientific evidence adds further value to our product development and formulation programme, as well as add scientifically based products to the sports nutrition market.’
Professor Roderick King, Head of the Sports Nutrition and Biochemical Research Area and Carnegie Professor of Sport and Exercise Biochemistry, added: ‘Having worked in the field of sport and exercise science and specifically its relationship with human performance and health, I look forward to this fitting partnership with PhD Nutrition. Myself and the team are eager to start this research project and develop intriguing findings that we hope will change the outlook of sports nutrition and its severe importance to sports performance.’
