Effect of food sources of nitrate, polyphenols, L-arginine and L-citrulline on endurance exercise performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised …

NMA d'Unienville, HT Blake, AM Coates… - Journal of the …, 2021 - Springer
Background Increasing nitric oxide bioavailability may induce physiological effects that
enhance endurance exercise performance. This review sought to evaluate the performance …

Protein and sport: Alternative sources and strategies for bioactive and sustainable sports nutrition

MI López-Martínez, M Miguel, M Garcés-Rimón - Frontiers in nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nutrition and sport play an important role in achieving a healthy lifestyle. In addition to the
intake of nutrients derived from the normal diet, some sport disciplines require the …

Effects of functional phenolics dietary supplementation on athletes' performance and recovery: A review

AC Gonçalves, D Gaspar, JD Flores-Félix… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, many efforts have been made to identify micronutrients or nutritional
strategies capable of preventing, or at least, attenuating, exercise-induced muscle damage …

Effect of foot orthoses on dynamic balance in taekwondo athletes with flexible flatfoot: A randomized controlled trial

A Yalfani, M Ahmadi, A Asgarpoor, AH Ahmadi - The Foot, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Flexible flatfoot (FFF) cause biomechanical and sensorimotor disorders of the
foot and ankle complex and reduce of postural stability. Postural stability is an important …

Does flavonoid consumption improve exercise performance? Is it related to changes in the immune system and inflammatory biomarkers? A systematic review of …

P Ruiz-Iglesias, A Gorgori-González… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Flavonoids are attracting increasing attention due to their antioxidant, cardioprotective, and
immunomodulatory properties. Nevertheless, little is known about their role in exercise …

Antioxidant and antibacterial properties of a functional sports beverage formulation

A Kolonas, P Vareltzis, S Kiroglou… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Athletes often consume functional beverages in order to improve performance and reduce
oxidative stress caused by high-intensity exercise. The present study aimed to evaluate the …

Effectiveness of supplementation with date seed (Phoenix dactylifera) as a functional food on inflammatory markers, muscle damage, and BDNF following high …

E Moslemi, P Dehghan, M Khalafi - European Journal of Nutrition, 2023 - Springer
Purpose High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is one of the most effective protocols, even
though acute HIIT causes inflammatory and oxidative damage. The aim of this study was to …

The effect of dietary (poly) phenols on exercise-induced physiological adaptations: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human intervention trials

G Martinez-Negrin, JP Acton… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine whether (poly) phenol
supplementation augments the physiological adaptations to exercise training. Eligible …

Reliability and validity of a new taekwondo-specific change-of-direction speed test with striking techniques in elite taekwondo athletes: a pilot study

A Aloui, A Tayech, MA Mejri, I Makhlouf… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The purpose of this study was to examine the test-retest reliability, and convergent and
discriminative validity of a new taekwondo-specific change-of-direction (COD) speed test …

Advantages of different dietary supplements for elite combat sports athletes: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis

H Luo, TF Tengku Kamalden, X Zhu, C Xiang… - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
With an increasing number of studies delving into the impact of dietary supplements on
combat sports performance, researchers are actively seeking a more efficient dietary …