Featured Papers in Sport Nutrition
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 February 2027 | Viewed by 31
Editors
Interests: sports nutrition; exercise; immunology; inflammation; obesity; metabolomics; proteomics; lipid mediators
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Research in sports nutrition has expanded greatly during the past seven decades. This area of study is focused on the optimization of dietary strategies to support and enhance training adaptations, performance, metabolic health, and recovery from physiological stress. Early research emphasized hydration, energy intake, and carbohydrate availability, but has since grown to encompass micronutrient requirements, protein intake, ergogenic aids, dietary patterns, and post-exercise recovery strategies. A food-first approach is recommended for most fitness enthusiasts and athletes. A limited number of supplements—such as carbohydrates, proteins, caffeine, creatine, nitrates, and selected polyphenols—demonstrate consistent efficacy when used appropriately. Supplements should be targeted to athletes exposed to high physiological stress or dietary compromise and combined with high-quality diets, adequate energy intake, and appropriate training loads. Recent advances in systems biology, multi-omics technologies, wearable sensors, and bioinformatics have transformed sports nutrition research. This approach enables a more comprehensive and accurate assessment of exercise-induced metabolic and physiological stressors and personalized changes in the diet. Precision sports nutrition aims to tailor dietary guidance based on individual genetic, molecular, physiological, metabolic, and lifestyle characteristics.
This Special Issue will feature sports nutrition papers that significantly advance scientific understanding in sports nutrition.
Prof. Dr. David C. Nieman
Prof. Dr. Mark Willems
Guest Editors
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Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- sports nutrition
- athletic performance
- recovery
- dietary strategies
- ergogenic aids
- supplements
- multi-omics
- wearable sensors
- precision nutrition
- personalized nutrition
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