Vitamin D in Basketball Players: Current Evidence and Future Directions.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Despite growing interest in quantifying and correcting vitamin D inadequacy in basketball players, a critical synthesis of these data is yet to be performed to overcome the low generalizability of findings from individual studies.

Objective

To provide a comprehensive analysis of data in basketball pertaining to (1) the prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy; (2) the effects of vitamin D supplementation on 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration (and its association with body composition), bone health, and performance; and (3) crucial aspects that warrant further investigation.

Data sources

PubMed, MEDLINE, ERIC, Google Scholar, SCIndex, and ScienceDirect databases were searched.

Study selection

After screening, 15 studies were included in the systematic

SUBMITTER: Stojanovic E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9112709 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature