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Nutritional supplements to improve esports player performance: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Study Details
This new systematic review compiled data from 13 randomised controlled trials (466 participants) to identify the most effective supplements for improving esports performance 🔍
Here are the key strategies ⬇️
Key Findings
CAFFEINE 💊
🎯 1 - 3 mg/kg (40 - 270 mg range)
🧠 Improved reaction times, vigilance, shooting accuracy, kill ratio, target acquisition speed and alertness, and reduced fatigue
GABA 💊
🎯 200 mg
🧠 Reduced fatigue and confusion, improved game scores and background processing
MANGIFERIN (non-stim cognitive enhancer) 💊
🎯 300 mg/day for 7-days
🧠 Improved attention, mental processing, memory and response inhibition
There are also various multi ingredient formulas that have shown effectiveness for improving esports performance including…
CAFFEINE / TEACRINE / DYNAMINE 🥤
🎯 Caffeine (125 - 200 mg), Teacrine (10 - 50 mg), Dynamine (50 - 75 mg)
🧠 Improved inhibition control, attention, reaction time, total kills, kills per second, alertness and mood distribution
INOSITOL-ENHANCED ARGININE SILICATE 🥤
🎯 Arginine silicate (1,500 mg), Inositol (100 mg)
🧠 Improved working memory, reaction time, inhibitory control, task accuracy, vitality and reduced anger
C4S ENERGY DRINK 🥤
🎯 Caffeine, citicholine, N-acetyl-tyrosine, B vitamins
🧠 Improved executive function, attention, psychomotor speed, fatigue resistance, friendliness
MICROALGAE EXTRACT + GUARANA 🥤
🎯 Microalgae extract (440 - 880 mg), Guarana (500 mg ➡️ ~40 mg caffeine)
🧠 Improved reaction time, working memory, executive function, vigour
Conclusion
The quality of evidence for supplementation in competitive esports is not to the same standard as other sports (currently) 📚
There are many multi ingredient formulas, sometimes compared to ineffective placebos or control 🔬
This makes it difficult to differentiate between pure caffeine-related effects and effects of other ingredients 🧐
Although, as with much research into stimulants, the vast majority of effects are likely due to caffeine content ☕️
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41424341/
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