Optimising nutrition intake is a key component for supporting athletic performance and
supporting adaption to training. Athletes often use micronutrient supplements in order to …

ABSTRACT IL‐6 is a pleiotropic cytokine with a wide range of biologic effects. In response to
prolonged exercise, IL‐6 is synthesized by contracting skeletal muscle and released into …

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 …

Background Declines in iron status are frequently reported in those who regularly engage in
strenuous physical activity. A possible reason is increases in the iron regulatory hormone …

Load carriage (LC) exercise may exacerbate inflammation during training. Nutritional
supplementation may mitigate this response by sparing endogenous carbohydrate stores …

Twenty years after its discovery, hepcidin is still considered the main regulator of iron
homeostasis in humans. The increase in hepcidin expression drastically blocks the flow of …

Background Hepcidin, the master iron regulatory hormone, has been shown to peak 3–6 h
postexercise, and is likely a major contributor to the prevalence of iron deficiency in athletes …

This pre-eminent work has developed over six editions in response to man's attempts to
climb higher and higher unaided, and to spend more time at altitude for both work and …

Hepcidin, a peptide hormone with an acknowledged evolutionary function in iron
homeostasis, was discovered at the turn of the 21st century. Since then, the implications of …

Iron deficiency is a frequent and multifactorial disorder in the career of athletes, particularly
in females. Exercise-induced disturbances in iron homeostasis produce deleterious effects …