Exploring the perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic social distancing measures on athlete wellbeing: a qualitative study utilising photo-elicitation

L Woodford, L Bussey - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Countries all over the globe have implemented mandatory social distancing measures in an
attempt to suppress and control the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This …

[HTML][HTML] Sports foods and dietary supplements for optimal function and performance enhancement in track-and-field athletes

P Peeling, LM Castell, W Derave… - … journal of sport …, 2019 - journals.humankinetics.com
Athletes are exposed to numerous nutritional products, attractively marketed with claims of
optimizing health, function, and performance. However, there is limited evidence to support …

Blood biomarker profiling and monitoring for high-performance physiology and nutrition: current perspectives, limitations and recommendations

CR Pedlar, J Newell, NA Lewis - Sports Medicine, 2019 - Springer
Blood test data were traditionally confined to the clinic for diagnostic purposes, but are now
becoming more routinely used in many professional and elite high-performance settings as …

Iron metabolism: interactions with energy and carbohydrate availability

AKA McKay, DB Pyne, LM Burke, P Peeling - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The provision or restriction of select nutrients in an athlete's diet can elicit a variety of
changes in fuel utilization, training adaptation, and performance outcomes. Furthermore …

Prevalence of impaired physiological function consistent with Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S): an Australian elite and pre-elite cohort

MA Rogers, RN Appaneal, D Hughes… - British journal of sports …, 2021 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objectives Athlete health, training continuity and performance can be impeded as a result of
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). Here we report the point prevalence of …

Nutritional risks among adolescent athletes with disordered eating

I Kontele, T Vassilakou - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
In their attempt to achieve the optimum weight or body shape for their activity, athletes
frequently use harmful weight-control practices that may lead to the development of …

Upper respiratory symptoms, gut health and mucosal immunity in athletes

C Colbey, AJ Cox, DB Pyne, P Zhang, AW Cripps… - Sports Medicine, 2018 - Springer
Upper respiratory symptoms remain the most common illness in athletes. Upper respiratory
symptoms during heavy training and competition may impair performance. Preventing …

Examining the relationship between exercise dependence, disordered eating, and low energy availability

MA Kuikman, M Mountjoy, JF Burr - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Both dietary and exercise behaviors need to be considered when examining underlying
causes of low energy availability (LEA). The study assessed if exercise dependence is …

Six days of low carbohydrate, not energy availability, alters the iron and immune response to exercise in elite athletes

AKA McKay, P Peeling, DB Pyne… - … and Science in …, 2022 - acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au
Purpose To quantify the effects of a short-term (6-d) low carbohydrate (CHO) high fat
(LCHF), and low energy availability (LEA) diet on immune, inflammatory, and iron-regulatory …

Does observance of Ramadan affect sleep in athletes and physically active individuals? A systematic review and meta‐analysis

K Trabelsi, A Ammar, JM Glenn… - Journal of Sleep …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this systematic review and meta‐analysis is to provide an accurate
description of the effect of Ramadan observance on sleep duration, sleep quality, daily nap …