Supplements & sports nutrition
Evidence-based deep dives on the supplements and sports-nutrition products people actually take, and what the research says they do.
Bovine colostrum is everywhere in wellness marketing. Here's what the evidence actually shows about performance, immunity, leaky gut, and safety.
A Yale nephrologist breaks down the evidence on protein intake: how much you need, what it does for muscle and weight loss, and when more is too much.
Creatine is everywhere right now. Here's what the randomized trials actually show about muscle gains, brain benefits, kidney safety, and hair loss.
About the author
F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE is a nephrologist, clinical researcher, and Associate Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Yale University, where he directs the Clinical and Translational Research Accelerator. He hosts the Wellness, Actually podcast with Emily Oster, writes the weekly Impact Factor column on Medscape, and is the author of How Medicine Works and When It Doesn't (Grand Central, 2023).