The notion that prolonged, intense exercise causes an “open window” of immunodepression
during recovery after exercise is well accepted. Repeated exercise bouts or intensified …

Based on a comprehensive review and critical analysis of the literature regarding the
nutritional concerns of female athletes, conducted by experts in the field and selected …

Optimising nutrition intake is a key component for supporting athletic performance and
supporting adaption to training. Athletes often use micronutrient supplements in order to …

It is the position of Sports Dietitians Australia (SDA) that adolescent athletes have unique
nutritional requirements as a consequence of undertaking daily training and competition in …

BACKGROUND The peptide hormone hepcidin plays a central role in regulating dietary iron
absorption and body iron distribution. Many human diseases are associated with alterations …

This study explored the relationship between serum ferritin and hepcidin in athletes.
Baseline serum ferritin levels of 54 athletes from the control trial of five investigations …

Exercise-induced hemolysis can be conventionally defined as rupture and destruction of
erythrocytes during physical exercise. The currently available epidemiologic information …

Adequate acclimatization time to enable adjustment to hypoxic conditions is one of the most
important aspects for mountaineers ascending to high altitude. Accordingly, most reviews …

Purpose: To investigate the effects of acute exercise on serum hepcidin and iron (sFe) in
active women. Changes in interleukin-6 (IL-6), hepcidin, ferritin, and sFe in response to 2 …

BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency (ID) is one of the most important metabolic dysfunctions.
Athletic performance depends on oxygen transport and mitochondrial efficiency, thus on …