Sports Nutrition
A section of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643).
Section Information
This Section of Nutrients aims to rapidly publish contributions on all aspects of sports nutrition. We encourage the submission of manuscripts that provide novel insights into the influence of diet, nutrition, ergogenic aids, and supplements on sports performance, metabolic recovery, immune function, muscle damage and repair, and physiological processes. Topics include, but are not limited to, the effects of varying nutritional practices and interventions on these exercise-related outcomes for all age groups:
- performance
- hydration and fluid needs
- body composition, weight control, energy balance and expenditure
- metabolism
- injury rates and recovery
- health
- eating behavior, appetite, and eating disorders
- cognition
- metabolic recovery
- immune function
- muscle damage and soreness
- muscle physiology
- genetic expression
- protein upregulation and downregulation
- metabolite shifts
- oxylipin generation
Keywords
Sports, diet, nutrition, nutrients, health, cognition, metabolism, water, dietary supplements, hydration, performance, body composition, energy balance, energy expenditure, weight control, nutrition assessment, eating behavior, eating disorders, dietary patterns, sports drinks, ergogenic aids, injury, metabolism, physiology, exercise, weight lifting, resistance exercise, aerobic fitness, anaerobic power, strength, flexibility, immune function, muscle damage, muscle soreness, muscle physiology, genetic expression, proteins, amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, lipids, vitamins, minerals, alcohol, flavonoids, polyphenols, metabolites, oxylipins, lipid mediators, glycogen, exercise biochemistry, exercise science, proteomics, genomics, metabolomics, lipidomics
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Effects of Exercise and Diet on Health (Deadline: 25 July 2025)
- The Role of Protein and Carbohydrate Supplementation in Improving Athletic Performance (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Twenty-Four-Hour Movement Guidelines and Dietary Patterns Across Populations (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Macronutrient Intake Strategies in Recreational and Competitive Athletes (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Improving Athletic Performance with Dietary Supplements: Fuel Substrate Availability and Neurologic Function (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Nutritional Supplements to Optimize Exercise Performance (Deadline: 25 August 2025)
- Nutritional Supplements and Diet in Athletic Performance (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
- The Role of Nutritional Intake and Supplements in Improving Athletic Performance (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
- Physical Activity and Nutrition Practices for Healthy Living Across the Lifespan (Deadline: 25 September 2025)
- Nutritional Supports for Sport Performance (Deadline: 5 October 2025)
- Nutrition Strategy and Resistance Training (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Functional Foods and Physical Exercise: A Winning Combination for Health (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Effects of Diet and Nutrition on Musculoskeletal Health (Deadline: 25 October 2025)
- Energy Drink Effectiveness on Human Health and Exercise Performance (Deadline: 25 October 2025)
- Benefits of Protein for Health and Athletic Performance (Deadline: 25 October 2025)
- Nutrition, Exercise, and Health: Nutritional Supplements, Exercise Training, Skeletal Muscle Health, and Performance (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Sports Nutrition: Current and Novel Insights—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- Effects of Physical Activity and Nutritional Supplementation on Muscle Health (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- Personalized Nutrition Approaches for Enhancing Athlete Health and Wellbeing (Deadline: 25 November 2025)
- Nutrition, Exercise and Body Composition (Deadline: 25 November 2025)
- Dietary Strategies and Nutritional Supplements to Optimize Athletic Performance (Deadline: 5 December 2025)
- Nutrition and Supplements for Athletic Training and Racing (Deadline: 5 December 2025)
- The Effects of Targeted Nutritional Strategies on Athlete Performance (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Food First: A New Perspective on Sports Nutrition (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Advances in Innovative Diet and Health Supplements for Athletic Performance (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Chronobiology of Exercise and Nutrient Adaptations (Deadline: 25 December 2025)
- Caffeine Intake for Human Health and Exercise Performance (Deadline: 10 January 2026)
- Fueling the Future: Advances in Sports Nutrition for Young Athletes (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Nutritional Strategies for Muscle Damage and Recovery (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Dietary Supplements’ Impact on Sport Performance and Health Outcomes (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- The Role of Nutrition in Exercise and Sports—2nd Edition (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Cutting-Edge Technologies to Assess Metabolism Modulated by Nutritional States and Exercise (Deadline: 20 January 2026)
- Nutrition and Exercise Synergy in Non-Communicable Diseases (Deadline: 25 January 2026)
- Performance in Sports, Physical Activity, Exercise: Nutrition, Fatigue and Recovery (Deadline: 5 February 2026)
- Exercise and Fat Metabolism (Deadline: 5 February 2026)
- The Role of Sports Supplements in Sport Performance (Deadline: 5 February 2026)
- Nutritional Supplements for Endurance Exercise (Deadline: 15 February 2026)
- The Effect of Dietary Supplementation and Training on Health (Deadline: 25 February 2026)
- Women in Sport Nutrition (Deadline: 25 February 2026)
- Nutrition, Physical Activity and Chronic Disease—3rd Edition (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Energy Deficiency and Nutritional Supplementation in Sports and Exercise (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
- Sports Nutrition for Females Across the Lifespan (Deadline: 25 March 2026)
- Selected Papers from the 5th International Online Conference on Nutrients—Sports Nutrition: Innovation, Performance, Microbiota and Sustainability (Deadline: 30 April 2026)
- Training and Nutrition for Performance: Males, Females, and Gender Differences—2nd Edition (Deadline: 15 June 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
