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Nutrition, Diet and Fatigue

A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (1 March 2020) | Viewed by 47324

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Edward H. Robinson

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Department of Nutrition, Health, and Human Performance, Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Interests: neuromuscular fatigue in chronic disease; fatigue thresholds and metabolic responses to exercise; neural components of muscle utilization; exercise training and nutritional interventions in varying populations; effects of music on apllied physiology

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Fatigue is a multifaceted concept and can affect individuals in many aspects of life. It presents regularly as a normal and important response to physical activity, emotional stress or lack of sleep. However, it is also a symptom of many chronic conditions and disease states. Regardless of the manner in which fatigue presents, one of the first areas for investigation to resolve fatigue is often dietary intake to insure proper nutrition. This is a strong link between the role of nutrition and fatigue for which more research is necessary. Research into the varying causes, symptoms, and manifestations of fatigue and the proper nutritional response is an important component to discovering the best strategies to promote physical and mental health or interventions that enhance human performance.

This Special Issue is designed to examine the many aspects of nutritional interventions and their effects on chronic or acute fatigue with the goal of aiding the development through research of strategies regarding the multiple variables in the relationship between nutrition and fatigue and welcomes original manuscripts as well as review articles.

Dr. Edward H. Robinson
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Chronic disease
  • Sleep disorders
  • Eating disorders
  • Mental health
  • Lifestyle
  • Performance
  • Exercise
  • Anemia
  • Supplementation
  • Aging
  • Macronutrient composition

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Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Muscle Fatigue in Healthy, Young, Normal-Weight Women: A Randomized Controlled Feeding Trial
by Anna Sjödin, Fredrik Hellström, EwaCarin Sehlstedt, Michael Svensson and Jonas Burén
Nutrients 2020, 12(4), 955; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12040955 - 30 Mar 2020
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Ketogenic low-carbohydrate high-fat (LCHF) diets are increasingly popular in broad sections of the population. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a non-energy-restricted ketogenic LCHF diet on muscle fatigue in healthy, young, and normal-weight women. Twenty-four women were [...] Read more.
Ketogenic low-carbohydrate high-fat (LCHF) diets are increasingly popular in broad sections of the population. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of a non-energy-restricted ketogenic LCHF diet on muscle fatigue in healthy, young, and normal-weight women. Twenty-four women were randomly allocated to a 4-week ketogenic LCHF diet followed by a 4-week control diet (a National Food Agency recommended diet), or the reverse sequence due to the crossover design. Treatment periods were separated by a 15 week washout period. Seventeen women completed the study and were included in the analyses. Treatment effects were evaluated using mixed models. The ketogenic LCHF diet had no effect on grip strength or time to fatigue, measured with handgrip test (day 24–26). However, cycling time to fatigue decreased with almost two minutes (−1.85 min 95% CI:[−2.30;−1.40]; p < 0.001) during incremental cycling (day 25–27), accommodated with higher ratings of perceived exertion using the Borg scale (p < 0.01). Participants’ own diary notes revealed experiences of muscle fatigue during daily life activities, as well as during exercise. We conclude that in young and healthy women, a ketogenic LCHF diet has an unfavorable effect on muscle fatigue and might affect perceived exertion during daily life activities. Full article
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Effects of Diet on Sleep: A Narrative Review
by Hannah Binks, Grace E. Vincent, Charlotte Gupta, Christopher Irwin and Saman Khalesi
Nutrients 2020, 12(4), 936; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12040936 - 27 Mar 2020
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Many processes are involved in sleep regulation, including the ingestion of nutrients, suggesting a link between diet and sleep. Aside from studies investigating the effects of tryptophan, previous research on sleep and diet has primarily focused on the effects of sleep deprivation or [...] Read more.
Many processes are involved in sleep regulation, including the ingestion of nutrients, suggesting a link between diet and sleep. Aside from studies investigating the effects of tryptophan, previous research on sleep and diet has primarily focused on the effects of sleep deprivation or sleep restriction on diet. Furthermore, previous reviews have included subjects with clinically diagnosed sleep-related disorders. The current narrative review aimed to clarify findings on sleep-promoting foods and outline the effects of diet on sleep in otherwise healthy adults. A search was undertaken in August 2019 from the Cochrane, MEDLINE (PubMed), and CINAHL databases using the population, intervention, control, outcome (PICO) method. Eligible studies were classified based on emerging themes and reviewed using narrative synthesis. Four themes emerged: tryptophan consumption and tryptophan depletion, dietary supplements, food items, and macronutrients. High carbohydrate diets, and foods containing tryptophan, melatonin, and phytonutrients (e.g., cherries), were linked to improved sleep outcomes. The authors posit that these effects may be due in part to dietary influences on serotonin and melatonin activity. Full article
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