Nutraceuticals for Athletes.
It is widely known that athletes used to rely on training and good nutrition to provide maximum
results. But now to maintain a competitive edge, athletes are switching to nutraceuticals. They are dietary supplements that provide health benefits. Nutraceuticals and dietary supplements are now commonly used to enhance and improve the health and performance of athletes. This has triggered the sale of nutraceuticals in the market and stores and gyms are selling hundreds of different supplements. The present article will introduce the athlete to a variety of different nutritional health supplements available in the market including fat burners, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), numerous essential fatty acids (EFAs), creatine, whey proteins, glutamine, Tribulusterrestris, beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate (HMB), methoxyIsoflavone, and Cordyceps.
The demand for sports nutraceuticals is increasing day-by-day due to the greater consumer awareness and increasing acceptance of nutraceutical supplements in the market. This increasing consumer demand for supplements geared towards sports nutrition will continue to see strong sales in coming years. The major reasons for explosive growth of such types of athlete performance supplements are due to changing product market focus. Traditionally, sports endurance supplements mainly target towards body-building and other professional athletes.
The sports industry has expanded to include the individuals that also participate in recreational workouts and other physical activity. Although athletes performance products have been geared towards male consumers, now-a-days the sports performance nutritional supplements are popular in both the genders.
Adv Food Technol Nutr Sci Open J. 2016; 2(2): 73-82. doi: 10.17140/AFTNSOJ-2-132
