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The Effects of Melatonin Supplementation on Professional Football Player Performance: A Systematic Review.
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- Effects of different dietary supplements on athletic performance in soccer players: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of antioxidants with or without exercise training improving muscle condition in older adults.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
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- Mechanism-based nutritional strategies for performance and recovery in soccer players: a qualitative research synthesis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2026Review
- Uncovering Sleep Behaviour in Women's Football: What Evidence Do We Have?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Review
- Engineering hormonal crosstalk to enhance serotonin/melatonin levels in rice.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Melatonin Secretion and Impacts of Training and Match Schedules on Sleep Quality, Recovery, and Circadian Rhythms in Young Professional Football Players.Biomolecules · 2025Article
- Melatonin supplementation: new insights into health and disease.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Review
- Sports Nutrition: Current and Novel Insights.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Effects of Melatonin Administration on Physical Performance and Biochemical Responses Following Exhaustive Treadmill Exercise.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Article
- Effects of Melatonin on Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress in Adults with Obesity Undergoing a Multidisciplinary Body Weight Reduction Program.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundMelatonin is a hormone that has shown anti-inflammatory actions, reduced oxidative stress, and has effects on physical performance, so the aim of this study was to review the effects of melatonin supplementation on the performance of professional soccer players.
methodsCritical and systematic review. Data were obtained by performing searches in the following bibliographic databases: Web of Science, MEDLINE (via PubMed), Embase, Cochrane Library, and Scopus. The terms used were "Soccer Athlete", "Melatonin", and "Soccer Performance", using "Humans" as a filter. The search update was in May 2023.
resultsHaving applied the inclusion and exclusion criteria, eight articles were selected out of 59 retrieved references. The dose of melatonin administered in the studies ranged between 5 and 8 mg. The outcomes showed a decrease in oxidative stress, muscle damage, and inflammatory markers in the melatonin-treated group.
conclusionsExogenously administered melatonin seems to attenuate some of the effects derived from physical exercise, such as oxidative stress, inflammation, and muscle damage, in professional football players, and since it has no potential adverse effects, it could be interesting to apply it in this population. However, the direct effects of melatonin supplementation on physical performance have not been demonstrated, so more research is needed on the intervention period and effective dose and with larger participant populations.
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