About the Laboratory

The main teaching goal of the laboratory is to enable students in the Departments of Nutritional and Animal Sciences to experience the use and application of theoretical principles, and to practice testing and evaluating human performance of various populations. From the results of the tests carried out in the laboratory, the student learns, both individually and as part of a group, how to provide strategies to improve health by switching to a healthy lifestyle that includes physical activity and individualized healthy nutrition. The laboratory makes an important academic and scientific contribution to the college by upgrading the level of teaching and research, with the potential of service to the community. 

 

Research Areas

Studies which have been carried out in the laboratory include: 
•    Ergogenic Effects of various nutritional supplementations (e.g. caffeine, probiotics, amorphous calcium carbonate) on physical performance 
•    Effects of changing life style on physical performance capabilities and physical fitness 
•    Effects of various physical training regimes on athletic performance
 

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Staff and Researchers

Dr. Yitzhak Weinstein – Head of Laboratory

Mail: [email protected]

Ayelet Weinstein (MSc, PhD student) – Sports Nutritionist, Associate Researcher

Yarden Ovadia – Graduate Student

Jonathan Landes – Graduate Student

Research at the Laboratory

Research at the Laboratory

Accordion Title Effect of ω-3 fatty acids supplementation on inflammatory responses to exercise in competitive athletes

Effect of ω-3 fatty acids supplementation on inflammatory responses to exercise in competitive athletes

Lee Kempinsky (MSc), et al. 
Effect of ω-3 fatty acids EPA and DHA supplementation on inflammatory responses to exercise in competitive athletes (manuscript in prep).

Accordion Title The Effects of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate (ACC) Supplementation on aerobic performance

The Effects of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate (ACC) Supplementation on aerobic performance

Jonathan Landes, MSc thesis

The Effects of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate (ACC) Supplementation on aerobic performance competitive long-distance runners – data collections stage.

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Publications

2021 Chen Schreiber, Snait Tamir, Ron Golan, Ayelet Weisntein and Yitzhak Weinstein. The effect of probiotic supplementation on performance, inflammatory markers and gastro-intestinal symptoms in elite road cyclists. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 18(36). 

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-021-00432-6

2023 Yitzhak Weinstein, Yarden Ovadia, Bar Weinstein and Ayelet Weinstein. The Effects of Amorphous Calcium Carbonate (ACC) Supplementation on Resistance Exercise Performance in Women. Nutrients. 15, 538. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030538

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Media

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Laboratory Equipment