Supplements for Health and Sports Performance
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomedical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2024 | Viewed by 1564
Special Issue Editor
Interests: nutrition; ergogenic aids; physiology
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Dear Colleagues,
Sports nutrition has a major role in influencing performance, physical fitness, recovery and adaptation capacity, as well as an athlete's well-being and health. An important element of modern sports research is to support the development of dietary supplements through various methods and technologies aimed at accelerating post-exercise recovery, protecting the body, and replenishing losses of energy and micro- and macronutrients. Many supplements still require well-controlled research on the mechanisms of action and the final performance effect. Even well-studied supplements often require further research in order to evaluate personalized and individualized effectiveness across different sports, training periods, and populations and to assess the effects of synergism or antagonism as a result of combining the intake of several different preparations.
Moreover, the incorrect use as well as abuse of supplements are related to serious health and sports lawfulness problems. The intake of some of these substances may present certain adverse effects that interfere with sports performance and health. The suitability of the use of supplements should be assessed, and the doses and timing of use should be adapted to individual needs. Therefore, appropriate nutritional guidelines are also an essential component of the present research.
In response, we welcome submissions to this Special Issue that provide sound knowledge concerning the supplements required for optimizing the health and sports performance of athletes as well as people who practice sports recreationally. We encourage submissions of original papers and systematic reviews in this field.
Dr. Lewis Anthony Gough
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- supplementation
- dietary supplements
- sports nutrition
- ergogenic aids
- ergogenic agents
- sport performance
- physical fitness
- physical capacity
