S Andy Sparks
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Tinnion D, Dobson B, Hilton N, McNaughton L, Sparks S
Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab
. 2024 Nov;
35(2):131-139.
PMID: 39577403
Enhanced buffering capacity following sodium citrate (SC) ingestion may be optimized when subsequent exercise commences at individual time-to-peak (TTP) alkalosis (blood pH or bicarbonate concentration [HCO3-]). While accounting for considerable...
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Gough L, Sparks S
Sports Med
. 2024 Aug;
54(12):3199-3210.
PMID: 39122982
Background: A novel sodium bicarbonate (SB) product has come to market named the "Bicarb System" (M-SB; Maurten AB, Gothenburg, Sweden). It claims to minimise gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort whilst still improving...
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Shannon E, Regnier A, Dobson B, Yang X, Sparks S, Mc Naughton L
Eur J Appl Physiol
. 2024 Jul;
124(12):3671-3682.
PMID: 39068627
Introduction: Sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO) ingestion has been found to be ergogenic in high-intensity exercise that ranges from 1 to 10 min; however, limited studies have investigated high-intensity exercise beyond this...
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Queen C, Sparks S, Marchant D, McNaughton L
Nutrients
. 2024 Mar;
16(6).
PMID: 38542737
Oxidative stress is a key contributing factor in neurodegeneration, cognitive ageing, cognitive decline, and diminished cognitive longevity. Issues stemming from oxidative stress both in relation to cognition and other areas,...
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Gough L, Sparks S
Sports Med Open
. 2024 Feb;
10(1):17.
PMID: 38356036
Background: A new commercially available sodium bicarbonate (SB) supplement claims to limit gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort and increase extracellular buffering capacity. To date, no available data exists to substantiate such claims....
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Newbury J, Sparks S, Cole M, Kelly A, Gough L
Nutrients
. 2023 Aug;
15(15).
PMID: 37571244
The aim of this study was to observe the nutritional supplement practices of highly trained swimmers on a national talent pathway, since it is often reported that swimmers engage in...
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Leach N, Hilton N, Tinnion D, Dobson B, McNaughton L, Sparks S
Med Sci Sports Exerc
. 2023 Aug;
55(12):2299-2307.
PMID: 37535313
Purpose: The use of sodium bicarbonate (SB) as a preexercise ergogenic aid has been extensively studied in short-duration high-intensity exercise. Very few studies have considered the effects of SB ingestion...
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Martin R, Hilton N, Sparks S, Saunders B, McNaughton L
Eur J Appl Physiol
. 2023 Jan;
123(6):1191-1198.
PMID: 36705750
Purpose: Sodium bicarbonate (SB) supplementation can improve exercise performance, but few studies consider how effective it is in female athletes. The aim of the study was to establish the effect...
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Newbury J, Foo W, Cole M, Kelly A, Chessor R, Sparks S, et al.
PLoS One
. 2022 Apr;
17(4):e0266238.
PMID: 35381043
Strict lockdown measures were introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused mass disruption to adolescent swimmers' daily routines. To measure how lockdown impacted nutritional practices in this cohort,...
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Pugh J, Phelan M, Caamano-Gutierrez E, Sparks S, Morton J, Close G, et al.
Metabolites
. 2021 Aug;
11(8).
PMID: 34436476
Few data are available that describe how probiotics influence systemic metabolism during endurance exercise. Metabolomic profiling of endurance athletes will elucidate mechanisms by which probiotics may confer benefits to the...