ReviewNutrients2023
Popular Dietary Trends' Impact on Athletic Performance: A Critical Analysis Review.
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- Sex-dependent effects of a gestational ketogenic diet on offspring birth and lifespan.PloS one · 2025Article
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- Periodized carbohydrate intake influences metabolic flexibility and indices of running economy during endurance training in recreationally active males.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Rugby Athletes: The Role of Dietary Supplements and Their Consumption.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Green strength: The role of micronutrients in plant-based diets for athletic performance enhancement.Heliyon · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundNutrition fuels optimal performance for athletes. With increased research developments, numerous diets available, and publicity from professional athletes, a review of dietary patterns impact on athletic performance is warranted.
resultsThe Mediterranean diet is a low inflammatory diet linked to improved power and muscle endurance and body composition. Ketogenic diets are restrictive of carbohydrates and proteins. Though both show no decrements in weight loss, ketogenic diets, which is a more restrictive form of low-carbohydrate diets, can be more difficult to follow. High-protein and protein-paced versions of low-carbohydrate diets have also shown to benefit athletic performance. Plant-based diets have many variations. Vegans are at risk of micronutrient deficiencies and decreased leucine content, and therefore, decreased muscle protein synthesis. However, the literature has not shown decreases in performance compared to omnivores. Intermittent fasting has many different versions, which may not suit those with comorbidities or specific needs as well as lead to decreases in sprint speed and worsening time to exhaustion.
conclusionsThis paper critically evaluates the research on diets in relation to athletic performance and details some of the potential risks that should be monitored. No one diet is universally recommend for athletes; however, this article provides the information for athletes to analyze, in conjunction with medical professional counsel, their own diet and consider sustainable changes that can help achieve performance and body habitus goals.
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