The Mediterranean Diet for elite athletes 🥗
The best base for athletic performance?
Mediterranean Diet and athletic performance in elite and competitive athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Study Details
This new meta-analysis compiled data from 9 studies (192 participants) to establish the effects of the Mediterranean Diet on…
⚡️ Performance outcomes
🩻 Body composition
…in elite / competitive athletes 🏆
Here is what they found ⬇️
Key Findings
Duration of interventions were between 8-weeks and 3-months 🗓️
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet is associated with numerous beneficial outcomes including…
💥 Anaerobic power
🫁 Aerobic power
💪 Explosive strength
🩻 Reduced body fat %
However, due to limited study numbers definitive conclusions could not be drawn 📚
Conclusion
A MedDiet pattern could play a role in optimising certain aspects of health and performance in competitive athletes including…
🫀 supporting overall health
🔥 reducing inflammation
🔋 improving recovery
But more evidence is required at this stage 🔬
However, it certainly wouldn’t do any harm and IMO may be the best dietary base for athletes ✅
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40451674/
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