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Mashup Score: 36Considerations for the Consumption of Vitamin and Mineral Supplements in Athlete Populations - 3 month(s) ago
Sports Medicine – Vitamins and minerals are of fundamental importance to numerous human functions that are essential to optimise athlete performance. Athletes incur a high turnover of key vitamins…
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Mashup Score: 0Active Women Across the Lifespan: Nutritional Ingredients to Support Health and Wellness - Sports Medicine - 1 year(s) ago
Women are the largest consumers of dietary supplements. Dietary supplements can play a role in health and performance, particularly for women. Growing evidence and innovations support the unique physiological and nutrient timing needs for women. Despite the need for more nutrition and exercise-specific research in women, initial data and known physiological differences between sexes related to…
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Mashup Score: 0The Athlete Gut Microbiome and its Relevance to Health and Performance: A Review - Sports Medicine - 1 year(s) ago
The human gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of microorganisms that play an important role in human health, influencing functions such as vitamin uptake, digestion and immunomodulation. While research of the gut microbiome has expanded considerably over the past decade, some areas such as the relationship between exercise and the microbiome remain relatively under investigated. Despite this,…
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Mashup Score: 1NAD+ Therapeutics and Skeletal Muscle Adaptation to Exercise in Humans - Sports Medicine - 1 year(s) ago
Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) is a vital energy intermediate in skeletal muscle. The discovery of dietary-derived NAD+ precursors has led to the rapid development of NAD+ therapeutics designed to manipulate NAD+ content in target tissues. Of those developed, nicotinamide riboside and nicotinamide mononucleotide have been reported to display health benefit in humans under clinical…
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Mashup Score: 1Mental Performance and Sport: Caffeine and Co-consumed Bioactive Ingredients - Sports Medicine - 1 year(s) ago
The plant defence compound caffeine is widely consumed as a performance enhancer in a sporting context, with potential benefits expected in both physiological and psychological terms. However, although caffeine modestly but consistently improves alertness and fatigue, its effects on mental performance are largely restricted to improved attention or concentration. It has no consistent effect…
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Mashup Score: 0Exogenous Ketone Supplements in Athletic Contexts: Past, Present, and Future - Sports Medicine - 1 year(s) ago
The ketone bodies acetoacetate (AcAc) and β-hydroxybutyrate (βHB) have pleiotropic effects in multiple organs including brain, heart, and skeletal muscle by serving as an alternative substrate for energy provision, and by modulating inflammation, oxidative stress, catabolic processes, and gene expression. Of particular relevance to athletes are the metabolic actions of ketone bodies to alter…
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Mashup Score: 1Diet and Nutraceuticals for Mental and Physical Performance in Athletes - Sports Medicine - 1 year(s) ago
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While a food-1st approach is the primary goal, it may be important for some athletes to consider a vitamin or mineral supplement to meet their daily needs. Peter Peeling, @marc_p_sim & @MckayAlannah review micronutrient supplementation in athletes https://t.co/TBdicXwwHf #GSSIXP