Popular Dietary Trends’ Impact on Athletic Performance: A Critical Analysis Review
Background: Nutrition 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. Results: The Mediterranean diet is a low inflammatory diet...
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| description | Background: Nutrition 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. Results: The 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. Conclusions: This 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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| spelling | doaj.art-c71de9b194384f86b69e51e6280e88782023-11-19T02:28:52ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432023-08-011516351110.3390/nu15163511Popular Dietary Trends’ Impact on Athletic Performance: A Critical Analysis ReviewMatthew Kaufman0Chantal Nguyen1Maya Shetty2Marily Oppezzo3Michelle Barrack4Michael Fredericson5Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA 94063, USADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA 94063, USADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA 94063, USAPrevention Research Center, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA 94063, USADepartment of Family and Consumer Sciences, California State University, Long Beach, CA 90840, USADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, CA 94063, USABackground: Nutrition 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. Results: The 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. Conclusions: This 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/16/3511athletesnutritiondietsveganplant-basedketogenic |
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| title | Popular Dietary Trends’ Impact on Athletic Performance: A Critical Analysis Review |
| title_full | Popular Dietary Trends’ Impact on Athletic Performance: A Critical Analysis Review |
| title_fullStr | Popular Dietary Trends’ Impact on Athletic Performance: A Critical Analysis Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Popular Dietary Trends’ Impact on Athletic Performance: A Critical Analysis Review |
| title_short | Popular Dietary Trends’ Impact on Athletic Performance: A Critical Analysis Review |
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