IOC consensus statement: dietary supplements and the high-performance athlete.

ABSTRACT: Nutrition usually makes a small but potentially valuable contribution to successful performance in elite athletes, and dietary supplements can make a minor contribution to this nutrition programme. Nonetheless, supplement use is widespread at all levels of sport. Products described as supplements target different issues, including (1) the management of micronutrient deficiencies, (2) supply of convenient forms of energy and macronutrients, and (3) provision of direct benefits to performance or (4) indirect benefits such as supporting intense training regimens. The appropriate use of some supplements can benefit the athlete, but others may harm the athlete's health, performance, and/or livelihood and reputation (if an antidoping rule violation results). A complete nutritional assessment sho

SUBMITTER: Maughan RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5867441 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature