Nutritional Strategies for Optimizing Health, Sports Performance, and Recovery for Female Athletes and Other Physically Active Women: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Despite the progress toward gender equality in events like the Olympic Games and other institutionalized competitions, and the rising number of women engaging in physical exercise programs, scientific studies focused on establishing specific nutritional recommendations for female athletes and other physically active women are scarce.

Objective

This systematic review aimed to compile the scientific evidence available for addressing the question "What dietary strategies, including dietary and supplementation approaches, can improve sports performance, recovery, and health status in female athletes and other physically active women?"

Data sources

The Pubmed, Web of Science, and Scopus databases were searched.

Data extraction

The review process involved a c

SUBMITTER: Larrosa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11819490 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature