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Nutritional Supplements to Optimize Exercise Performance

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Nutrition".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2025 | Viewed by 59

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Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
Interests: sport performance; nutritional status; nutritional interventions; body composition; sport technology

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Sports Medicine, Mayo Clinic Health System, La Crosse, WI 54601, USA
Interests: nutrition and exercise interventions; athletic performance; sports nutrition; quality of life; chronic disease prevention
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The ability of nutritional supplements to optimize performance has long been an area of focus within the field of sports nutrition and human performance. There are hundreds of nutrients, such as creatine, beta-alanine, vitamin D, nitrates, and caffeine, that have been well-studied, with consistent evidence supporting their ability to improve athletic performance and health. However, there continues to be a need to explore additional nutrients of interest, as well as alternative applications or potential benefits in unexplored populations. Nutritional supplementation studies including younger athletes and female athletes are understudied and therefore will be an area of interest for this Special Issue. Similarly, long-term supplementation studies are also needed to better understand the implications of continued supplementation on training adaptations and overall health in athletic populations.

Dr. Jennifer B. Fields
Dr. Andrew Jagim
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • ergogenic aids
  • dietary supplements
  • sports nutrition
  • performance
  • health

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