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ReviewOpen access journal of sports medicine2015

Role of nutrition in performance enhancement and postexercise recovery.

Kathryn L Beck, Jasmine S Thomson, Richard J Swift, Pamela R von Hurst

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Review in Open access journal of sports medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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78citing papers in PubMed, 7 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

78 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 211 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kathryn L BeckSchool of Food and Nutrition, Massey Institute of Food Science and Technology, College of Health, Massey University Albany, Auckland, New Zealand.
Jasmine S ThomsonSchool of Food and Nutrition, Massey Institute of Food Science and Technology, College of Health, Massey University Manawatu, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Richard J SwiftSchool of Food and Nutrition, Massey Institute of Food Science and Technology, College of Health, Massey University Albany, Auckland, New Zealand.
Pamela R von HurstSchool of Food and Nutrition, Massey Institute of Food Science and Technology, College of Health, Massey University Albany, Auckland, New Zealand.
Massey University · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A number of factors contribute to success in sport, and diet is a key component. An athlete's dietary requirements depend on several aspects, including the sport, the athlete's goals, the environment, and practical issues. The importance of individualized dietary advice has been increasingly recognized, including day-to-day dietary advice and specific advice before, during, and after training and/or competition. Athletes use a range of dietary strategies to improve performance, with maximizing glycogen stores a key strategy for many. Carbohydrate intake during exercise maintains high levels of carbohydrate oxidation, prevents hypoglycemia, and has a positive effect on the central nervous system. Recent research has focused on athletes training with low carbohydrate availability to enhance metabolic adaptations, but whether this leads to an improvement in performance is unclear. The benefits of protein intake throughout the day following exercise are now well recognized. Athletes should aim to maintain adequate levels of hydration, and they should minimize fluid losses during exercise to no more than 2% of their body weight. Supplement use is widespread in athletes, with recent interest in the beneficial effects of nitrate, beta-alanine, and vitamin D on performance. However, an unregulated supplement industry and inadvertent contamination of supplements with banned substances increases the risk of a positive doping result. Although the availability of nutrition information for athletes varies, athletes will benefit from the advice of a registered dietician or nutritionist.

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athletediethydrationnutritionsportsupplements

Identifiers

PMID26316828
PMCPMC4540168
OpenAlexW1907711979

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