The Effect of Diet on Body Composition, Performance and Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2023) | Viewed by 335
Special Issue Editor
Interests: body composition; diet; exercise; soccer; nutrition; health
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Dear Colleagues,
Taking into account timing and supplementation options, proper food and fluid selection is essential to ensure recovery after exercise. Athletes need to consume adequate energy during periods of high intensity and/or long duration training to maintain body weight and health and to maximize the effects of training. For all the different types of recommended diets, studying the effects of each diet’s dietary-nutritional strategies or interventions will be of great relevance in terms of achieving beneficial adaptations for both sport performance and the health of athletes.
The analysis of body composition is a fundamental part of the assessment of nutritional status. As we can find in the literature, the assessment of body composition is an attempt to simplify a process that is inherently complex. As such, there are several methods that attempt to accurately estimate lean body mass and fat mass and their subcomponents. Before outlining the most common methods used in sports science and medicine, it should be noted that there is a continuum of measured or estimated components.
Furthermore, to succeed in sports, it is usually important to have specific body attributes. Body composition plays a critical role in athlete health and sport performance. Diet and nutritional strategies may have an effect on body composition and physical performance. There are several main diet types interspersed with a multitude of subtypes. In this sense, it is important to develop new scientific evidence in order to devise recommendations to guide dietitians, sport personnel, athletes, and even the general public regarding all of the above.
In this Special Issue of Nutrients, we welcome the submission of manuscripts that provide either original research or reviews on the current state of research in the field.
Dr. Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nutrition
- exercise
- performance
- sport
- supplements
- fat mass
- bone mass
- muscle mass
