Citation

Close GL, Sale C, Baar K, Bermon S. Int. J. Sport Nutr. Exerc. Metab. 2019; 29(2): 189-197.

Affiliation

Université Côte d'Azur, LAMHESS Nice, France and International Association of Athletics Federations, Health and Science Department, Monaco.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Human Kinetics Publishers)

DOI

10.1123/ijsnem.2018-0290

PMID

30676133

Abstract

Injuries are an inevitable consequence of athletic performance with most athletes sustaining one or more during their athletic careers. As many as 1 in 12 athletes incur an injury during International competitions, many of which result in time lost from training and competition. Injuries to skeletal muscle account for over 40% of all injuries with the lower leg being the predominant site of injury. Other common injuries include fractures, especially stress fractures in athletes with low energy availability, and injuries to tendons and ligaments, especially those involved in high impact sports such as jumping. Given the high-prevalence of injury it is not surprising that there has been a great deal of interest in factors that may reduce the risk of injury, or decrease the recovery time should an injury occur: one of the main variables explored is nutrition. This review investigates the evidence around various nutrition strategies, including macro and micro nutrients, as well as total energy intake to reduce the risk of injury and improve recovery time focusing upon injuries to skeletal muscle, bone, tendons and ligaments.

Language: en

Keywords

Injury; athletics; collagen; epidemiology; protein