drinks and supplement for sport people

Drinks and Supplements for

Sportspeople

Agnescia Sera

Outlines

Definitions

What’s inside?

When to use?

Problems

Education & Regulation

Conclusions

A thirst-quenching beverage used in

sports and related activities, to

rehydrate, boost energy and replenish

electrolytes lost to sweating

Sports drink

(Segen's Medical Dictionary, 2012)

What’s in a sports drink?

• Carbohydrate (6-8%)

• Electrolytes

(Na, K, Cl, Ca, Mg)

• Flavour

• Other ingredients

(vitamins, minerals,

protein, herbs)

Fluids other than sports drinks

• Suitable for low intensity or

short duration exercise

• Or in addition to sports drinks

Higher carbohydrate, low in electrolytes


• For those who may prefer to drink water

during exercise

• Lightly flavoured

• Lower carbohydrate and electrolyte

• Suitable for moderate exercise of short

duration




High in carbohydrate

Added ingredients: vitamins, taurine,

glucuronolactone, caffeine

products used to enhance

athletic performance that may

include vitamins, minerals,

amino acids, herbs, or

botanicals (plants) —

or any concentration, extract,

or combination of these

Sports Supplements (ergogenic aids)

(FDA, 2014)

Top 10 Sports Supplements

CreatineCasein-Whey

ProteinOmega-3 FA Antioxidants

PWO recovery drinks

Glucosamine & Chondroitin

Multimineral supplements

Green tea

Over-the-counter

estrogen blockers

Fiber supplements

How do they work?

Increase muscle mass

Increase creatine

phosphate

Reduce stress hormones

Keep immune function stable

Replace water & electrolytes loss

Efficacy?

(a) Peak power output (W · kg-1) for each of the five sprints of the 5 × 6-second test of repeated-sprint ability (RSA), following the ingestion of either sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) or a placebo (NaCl).

(b) Muscle lactate values pre and post the RSA test. Values are mean ± standard error of the mean (n = 10). dw = dry weight; * indicates significantly different to placebo (p < 0.05).

Bishop et al., 2014

Before exercise

During exercise

Recovery

When to use?

• Extent of use

Potential risks: dental erosion,

obesity, liver and kidney problems,

muscle cramps, GI disturbance,

anemia

• Misuse

Problems

Education & Regulations

• Knowing when and how to use sports

drinks and supplements so that they

assist with sports nutrition goals

• Sports foods, including bars and drinks,

fall under the control of Food Standards

Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)

• Supplements (pill, potion and powder),

controlled by the Therapeutic Goods

Administration (TGA)

• Sports drinks and supplements might

promote the good performance of sports.

• Their consumption should not be taken

without advice of qualified health

professional.

• The overall performance is actually the

result of many factors, including talent,

training, equipment, diet and mental

attitude

Conclusions

References

Australian Sports Commision 2014, Sports drinks (carbohydrate-

electrolyte drink), AIS Sports Nutrition: Australia.

Australian Sports Commision 2016, Supplements, viewed 27 October

2016, http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/supplements.

Committee on Nutrition and The Council on Sports Medicine and

Fitness 2011, ‘Clinical report: sports drinks and energy drinks for

children and adolescents: are they appropriate?’, American

Academy of Pediatrics, vol. 127, pp. 1182.

Graham, TE 2001, ‘Caffeine and exercise: metabolism, endurance and

performance’, Sports Med, vol. 31 no. 11, pp. 785-807

Jeukendrup, AE 2007, ‘Carbohydrate supplementation during exercise:

does it help? How much is too much?’, GSSI Sport Science

Exchange, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 106.

http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/nutrition/supplements

References

Segen, C. J. 2012, ‘The dictionary of modern medicine’, The Parthenon

Publishing Group, USA.

Seifert, SM, Schaechter JL, Hershorin ER, Lipshultz SE 2011, ‘Health

effects of energy drink on children, adolescents and young adults’,

Pediatrics, vol. 127, no. 3, pp. 511-528.

Sports Dietitian Australia 2009, Fact sheet sports drink, viewed 27

October 2016, https://www.sportsdietitians.com.au/wp-

content/uploads/2015/04/Sports-Drinks.pdf.

Zhu, Mingjiang 2015, ‘Relationship between sport nourishment

supplement and athletes’ sports abilities’, Journal of Food Science

and Technology, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 550-553.

https://www.sportsdietitians.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Sports-Drinks.pd

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