Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports

News from the August Krogh Section for Human Physiology

Great news for runners: Improve performance while easing up on sprints

10-20-30 interval training is an effective way to improve running performance and overall health. A new study from the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that this kind of training is just as effective for improving…

Strength Training

Varied strength-training programmes increase strength, but not muscle mass

For years, it has been assumed that variation in strength-training programmes impacts training outcomes. New research at the University of Copenhagen demonstrates that varied strength training has a positive effect on…

From cocaine to EPO to steroids: wide differences among doping substances used by cheaters

Doping substances are many and have evolved from the rawest stimulants and narcotics used in the 1960s, to the more refined substances that we are familiar with today, such as EPO and steroids. But, do you know which…

Dried blood can detect doping: Now approved, the method may be tested at the Tokyo Olympics

In collaboration with Anti-Doping Denmark and the Norwegian Doping Control Laboratory, University of Copenhagen researchers have developed a method that, using blood droplets, can easily and effectively detect athletes…

Shanghai Rankring

The University of Copenhagen is home to the world’s best research environment in Sports Science

The Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports and the Institute of Sports Medicine at Bispebjerg Hospital – both departments at the University of Copenhagen – are together the world’s best research environment in…

Team sport lowers blood pressure in postmenopausal women

Team sport effectively counteracts diminished vascular function in women with high blood pressure, even several years after the onset of menopause. This, according to new research from the Copenhagen Center for Team…

Blood vessel growth in muscle is reduced in women after menopause

A new study from the University of Copenhagen’s Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports demonstrates that formation of small blood vessels is impaired in the muscle tissue of postmenopausal women. The study’s…

Diabetes Research

Interval training lowers blood sugar and reduces fat in type 2 diabetes patients

Type 2 diabetics can achieve significant results across several health parameters through interval training shows a new study from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of Copenhagen. The ne…

Small Amount of Blood Doping: Large Impact

Blood doping can improve performance in endurance disciplines such as cycling, long-distance running, cross-country skiing, etc. New data from the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports at the University of…

Too much sugar decreases the function of blood vessels

A new study reports that excess sugar intake decreases blood vessel function and lessens blood flow in only 14 days. One of the reasons for this effect is that high sugar intake "caramelizes" elastic fibers in blood…

Antioxidants - too much of a good thing?

A compound in red grapes, including red wine, counteracts exercise benefits in older men