Nutritional Recommendations for Sport Team Athletes

Abstract

In present days, consistent scientific evidence is confirming that nutritional intake has an essential role in optimizing training and competition performance in athletes. When nutritional practices are adequate, athletes can exploit their maximum talent performance, while promoting a suitable recovery process with a lower risk of disease and sport injuries [1-3]. Therefore, in order to address these issues, it is important to clearly define all the nutritional parameters which optimize the athletes feeding practices: energy intake, macro and micronutrients consumption and hydration practices.