Cheers Liz, and thank you. Yep, I get annoyed when the press take the conclusions of tiny studies on very specific populations and then generalise…Happy running!

I have high cholesterol if I don’t control it with a low sat fat diet (that works for me, not for everyone) and lots of oats, which are good for runners anyway. You can get protein cheese in Waitrose and online and it’s pretty tasty. I liked the way you talked about who the stuff was tested on, too.

Thanks so much Liz, I really appreciate the feedback. It was a tricky one to write, though I have to admit the research was fun and how it had at times been interpreted i.e. it was tested on 20 young healthy men or women, or obese men and women, so it must be generalisable to the whole population?!?
These gels I can take without water which works for me. And yep, real food is always the best option. I haven’t come across protein cheese but will look out for it. I don’t worry too much about sat fat as I don’t eat a lot of stuff with it in and my cholesterol is all good! I do try and make sure I have some sort of protein at every meal which means being a little creative which is always fun, and will have the very occasional protein shake after a very long run! Happy running!