Dossier
Nutrition and sport
Nutrition plays an important role in exercise recovery and training adaptation, and general recommendations are formulated for athletes to support optimal performance. It is recognized that nutritional requirements to optimize skeletal muscle adaptation differ between resistance and aerobic exercise. This dossier shows all the research Wageningen University & Research does on sport and nutrition.
Background
Projects
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Optimal timing of nutrient intake to improve exercise recovery and adaptation in concurrent training
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Micronutrients status and exercise stress markers to monitor training load and performance in athletes
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What is the dietary intake of Dutch elite athletes and what type of sports nutrition products do they use?
Key publications
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A 2 week cross-over intervention with a low carbohydrate, high fat diet compared to a high carbohydrate diet attenuates exercise-induced cortisol response, but not the reduction of exercise capacity, in recreational athletes
Nutrients (2021), Volume: 13, Issue: 1 - ISSN 2072-6643 - p. 1-15. -
Protein supplementation elicits greater gains in maximal oxygen uptake capacity and stimulates lean mass accretion during prolonged endurance training: a double-blind randomized controlled trial
The American journal of clinical nutrition (2019), Volume: 110, Issue: 2 - ISSN 0002-9165 - p. 508-518. -
Select skeletal muscle mRNAs related to exercise adaptation are minimally affected by different pre-exercise meals that differ in macronutrient profile
Frontiers in Physiology (2018), Volume: 9, Issue: JAN - ISSN 1664-042X -
Nutrient Intake by Ultramarathon Runners: Can They Meet Recommendations?
International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism (2015), Volume: 25, Issue: 4 - ISSN 1526-484X - p. 375-386.