Nick Gant is Director of the Exercise Neurometabolism Laboratory at the University of Auckland.
His group uses interdisciplinary approaches from the nutritional sciences and neurosciences to investigate the role of nutrition in brain health and performance. Nick is particularly interested in foods and supplements that prevent brain fatigue and improve physical and cognitive function.
His research is currently funded by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the Health Research Council of New Zealand, and several industrial partnerships. He partners with clinicians and dieticians within the NZ Centre for Brain Research and provides scientific and educational support for elite athletes, government and military organisations
In This Episode We Discuss:
Understanding fatigue Hypoxia-induced decrements in cognitive performance Role of caffeine and stimulants in “rescuing” performance in high-fatigue/high-stress states Creatine for cognitive function and brain health Potential for creatine mitigating traumatic brain injury (TBI) Can ketones aid in mitigating traumatic brain injury? Thoughts on cognitive impact of nicotine CHO mouth rinsing: proposed mechanism of actionSHOW NOTES: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode276
#367: Gabrielle Fundaro, PhD – Mindful Eating, Facilitating Health Behaviour Change & Client-centred Coaching
#366: Listener Q&A
#365: David Robert Grimes, PhD – Conspiracy Theories & Bad Information: Why Are We Susceptible?
#364: Jake Linardon, PhD - Disordered Eating: Impact of Macro Tracking & Social Media
#363: Public Health Policy vs. Personal Responsibility: Evidence vs. Ideology
#362: Alistair Monteyne – Impact of Mycoprotein & Vegan Diets on Muscle Protein Synthesis
#361: Sarah Berry, PhD – The PREDICT Study, Postprandial Metabolism & Personalised Nutrition
#360: Nick Hiebert – Micronutrients, Anti-nutrients and Non-essential Nutrients
#359: Calorie Confusion - (Mis)Understanding Energy Balance
#358: Coffee & Health
#357: Nicky Keay, MB BChir – Female Athletes: Hormones, Energy Availability & the Menstrual Cycle
#356: Hana Kahleova, MD, PhD – Plant-based Diets, Meal Timing & Meal Frequency
#355: Is Time-restricted Eating Dead?: A Closer Look
#354: Problems with the Meta-Analysis in Nutrition
#353: James Hébert, ScD – Dietary Inflammatory Index
#352: Do Diets Even Work in the Long-term? - A Look at Weight Loss Maintenance
#351: Prof. Glenn Gibson - Human Gut Bacteriology, Prebiotics & Probiotics
#350: Peter Olusoga, PhD & Hugh Gilmore – Coaching Burnout: The Research & Applied Psychology
#349: Prof. Naomi Allen – How the UK Biobank is Powering Chronic Disease Research
#348: Omega-3 Supplementation & Heart Disease
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