Dietary Supplements in Exercise and Sports Activities
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2024 | Viewed by 36
Special Issue Editors
Interests: physiology of exercise; biochemistry of exercise; sport nutrition; dietary supplements; weight category sports; resistance training; dehydration/rehydration; sports drinks; energy drinks; vitamin D; creatine; caffeine; sodium bicarbonate; sodium citrate; β-alanine
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of dietary supplements is widespread both among athletes and the general population. Athletes use dietary supplements for many purposes, but their ultimate goal is usually to improve athletic performance, through either directly increasing physical working capacity or indirectly by enhancing post-workout recovery processes, improving the tolerability of training loads and reducing the risks of illness and/or injury. Dietary supplements that claim to promote weight loss or prevent weight gain, reduce body fat mass and percentage, or increase muscle mass are also popular among athletes and non-athletes alike. Unfortunately, the use of dietary supplements is not risk-free, because the effects of many supplements have not been sufficiently studied in terms of risk vs. benefit.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to promote high-quality research that focuses on determining the effectiveness of various dietary supplements and possible risks associated with their use by athletes and physically active people. Original research papers, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses focused on this topic are welcome to be submitted to this Special Issue.
Prof. Dr. Vahur Ööpik
Prof. Dr. Ben Dascombe
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dietary supplement
- efficacy of dietary supplements
- side effects
- risks associated with use of dietary supplements
- athletic training
- recreational physical activity
- post-workout recovery
- body weight control
- female athlete
- weight category sports athlete
