Aguinaga-Ontoso, I.; Guillen-Aguinaga, S.; Guillen-Aguinaga, L.; Alas-Brun, R.; Guillen-Grima, F. Effects of Nutrition Interventions on Athletic Performance in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review. Life2023, 13, 1271.
Aguinaga-Ontoso, I.; Guillen-Aguinaga, S.; Guillen-Aguinaga, L.; Alas-Brun, R.; Guillen-Grima, F. Effects of Nutrition Interventions on Athletic Performance in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review. Life 2023, 13, 1271.
Aguinaga-Ontoso, I.; Guillen-Aguinaga, S.; Guillen-Aguinaga, L.; Alas-Brun, R.; Guillen-Grima, F. Effects of Nutrition Interventions on Athletic Performance in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review. Life2023, 13, 1271.
Aguinaga-Ontoso, I.; Guillen-Aguinaga, S.; Guillen-Aguinaga, L.; Alas-Brun, R.; Guillen-Grima, F. Effects of Nutrition Interventions on Athletic Performance in Soccer Players: A Systematic Review. Life 2023, 13, 1271.
Abstract
Background: More than 270 million participants and 128,893 professional players play soccer. Research only weakly supports the impact of diets and supplements on the performance and recovery of professional soccer players. Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search in Pub-Med, Scopus, Web of Science, and clinical trial registers. Inclusion criteria focused on professional or semi-professional soccer players, nutrition or diet interventions, performance improvement outcomes, and randomized clinical trial study types. We assessed quality using the Risk of Bias 2 (RoB 2) tool. We identified 16 eligible articles involving 310 participants. No nutritional intervention during the recovery period effectively improved recovery. However, several perfor-mance-based interventions showed positive effects, such as tart cherry supplementation, raw pistachio nut kernels, bicarbonate and mineral ingestion, creatine supplementation, betaine consumption, symbiotic supplements, and a high carbohydrate diet. These interventions influenced various aspects of soccer performance, including endurance, speed, agility, strength, power, explosiveness, and anaerobic capacity. Conclusions: Specific strategies, such as solutions with bicarbonate and minerals, high carbohydrate diets, and supplements like creatine, betaine, and tart cherry, can enhance the performance of professional soccer players. These targeted nutritional interventions may help optimize performance and provide the competitive edge required in professional soccer. We did not find any dietary interventions that could enhance recovery during recovery.
Keywords
soccer performance; supplements; diet; systematic review; high carbohydrate diet; creatine supplementation; tart cherry; betaine; bicarbonate and minerals; professional players
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
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