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These findings highlight the potential of pre-game mangiferin-quercetin supplementation to enhance intermittent high-intensity efforts in sports such as basketball.

The Potential Benefits of Pomegranate as a Natural Supplement for Enhancing Athletic Performance and Recovery

Athletes warned against potential dangers of natural supplements Nutritional supplements taken to boost athletic performance can pose risks to the heart, according to a recent statement.

Grape seed extract appears to be an ergogenic nutraceutical that can improve exercise performance in elite athletes.

Major calorie cuts harm athlete health and performance

Molecular hydrogen mitigates performance decrement during repeated Sprints in professional soccer players.

Antioxidant supplementation protects elite athlete muscle integrity during submaximal training.

Exercise-induced augmentation in inflammatory markers were lower in athletes who received cupping therapy.

Intervention with flavonoids enhances immune function, partially attenuating the alterations in systemic immunity induced by intensive training or exhausting exercise.

Polyphenol supplementation boosts aerobic endurance in athletes.

These studies are encouraging and may demonstrate the potential benefits of Spirulina supplementation in athletes.

Dietary Supplements for Health, Adaptation, and Recovery in Athletes.

Date seed supplementation in active participants performing HIIT bouts ameliorated oxidative stress and improved performance parameters.

Taurine supplementation decreases oxidative stress in skeletal muscle after eccentric exercise

Whey may serve as an ideal alternative source of antioxidants for prevention of athletic injuries caused by reactive oxygen species.

Hydrogen-rich water suppresses the reduction in blood total antioxidant capacity induced by 3 consecutive days of severe exercise.

L-Citrulline and L-Arginine Combo May Boost Athletic Performance

Long-term intake of ketogenic diets containing MCTs may additively enhance endurance training–induced increases in ketolytic capacity in skeletal muscle.

PycnoRacer® improved training, running distance, VO2max and PFR decreasing muscular pain and cramps.

Probiotics combined with exercise training is a potential strategy for ensuring high physical performance of athletes.

Whole-body vibration decreases delayed onset muscle soreness following eccentric exercise in elite hockey players.

A comparison between whole-body vibration and conventional training on pain and performance in athletes with patellofemoral pain.

Turmeric root, vitamin C, and vitamin D supplementation over 16 weeks can reduce upper respiratory symptoms, gastrointestinal symptoms in elite footballers.

6-week supplementation with Tribulus terrestris L. to trained male crossFit® athletes on muscle, inflammation, and antioxidant biomarkers.

Cautions

Phytochemical compounds in sport nutrition: Synephrine and hydroxycitric acid (HCA) as examples for evaluation of possible health risks