Soccer is a high intensity intermittent sport, featuring critical events completed at
high/maximal intensity which is superimposed onto an aerobic base of lower intensity …

A ketogenic diet (KD) could induce nutritional ketosis. Over time, the body will acclimate to
use ketone bodies as a primary fuel to achieve keto-adaptation. Keto-adaptation may …

Background A ketogenic diet (KD) is a nutritional approach, usually adopted for weight loss,
that restricts daily carbohydrates under 30 g/day. KD showed contradictory results on sport …

Physical exercise strongly affects human metabolism and causes biochemical changes. This
study aimed to investigate the relationship between routine plasma biomarker levels and …

The nutrition of soccer players is an important topic and its knowledge may help to increase
the quality of this popular game and prevent possible health problems and injuries in …

Objective Systemic elevations in pro-inflammatory cytokines are a marker of non-functional
over reaching, and betaine has been shown to reduce the secretion of pro-inflammatory …

Female soccer has seen a substantial rise in participation, as well as increased financial
support from governing bodies over the last decade. Thus, there is an onus on researchers …

The current systematic review (PROSPERO registration no. CRD42022334707) of
observational (OS) and interventional studies (IS) aimed at evaluating the state of scientific …

Purpose: To examine whether consuming casein protein (CP) before sleep would enhance
recovery after a nighttime soccer match in professional players. Methods: In a randomized …

Background An optimal and correctly balanced metabolic status is essential to improve
sports performance in athletes. Recent advances in omic tools, such as the lipid profile of the …