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ISSN exercise & sport nutrition review: research & recommendations

Richard B Kreider1 email, Colin D Wilborn2 email, Lem Taylor2 email, Bill Campbell3 email, Anthony L Almada4 email, Rick Collins5 email, Mathew Cooke6 email, Conrad P Earnest7 email, Mike Greenwood8 email, Douglas S Kalman9 email, Chad M Kerksick10 email, Susan M Kleiner11 email, Brian Leutholtz8 email, Hector Lopez12 email, Lonnie M Lowery13 email, Ron Mendel14 email, Abbie Smith10 email, Marie Spano15 email, Robert Wildman16 email, Darryn S Willoughby8 email, Tim N Ziegenfuss17 email and Jose Antonio18 email

Exercise & Sports Nutrition Lab, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA

Exercise & Sport Science Department, University of Mary-Hardin Baylor, Belton, TX, USA

School of Physical Education & Exercise Science, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

GENr8, Inc, Dana Point, CA, USA

Collins, McDonald & Gann, PC, Mineola, NY, USA

Schools of Medicine & Health Movement Studies, The University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, AU

Pennington Biomedical Reseach Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Department of Health, Human Performance, and Recreation, Baylor University, Box 97313, Waco, TX, USA

Miami Research Associates, Miami, FL, USA

10  Department of Health and Exercise Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, USA

11  High Performance Nutrition LLC, Mercer Island, WA, USA

12  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

13  Nutrition Assessment Laboratory, Nutrition Center, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA

14  Department of Human Performance & Sport Management, Mount Union College, Alliance, Ohio, USA

15  Marie Spano Nutrition Consulting, Atlanta, GA, USA

16  Department of Human Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan KS, USA

17  Division of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Science, the Center for Applied Health Sciences, Fairlawn, OH, USA

18  Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

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Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 2010, 7:7doi:10.1186/1550-2783-7-7

Published: 2 February 2010

Abstract

Sports nutrition is a constantly evolving field with hundreds of research papers published annually. For this reason, keeping up to date with the literature is often difficult. This paper is a five year update of the sports nutrition review article published as the lead paper to launch the JISSN in 2004 and presents a well-referenced overview of the current state of the science related to how to optimize training and athletic performance through nutrition. More specifically, this paper provides an overview of: 1.) The definitional category of ergogenic aids and dietary supplements; 2.) How dietary supplements are legally regulated; 3.) How to evaluate the scientific merit of nutritional supplements; 4.) General nutritional strategies to optimize performance and enhance recovery; and, 5.) An overview of our current understanding of the ergogenic value of nutrition and dietary supplementation in regards to weight gain, weight loss, and performance enhancement. Our hope is that ISSN members and individuals interested in sports nutrition find this review useful in their daily practice and consultation with their clients.


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