Cargando…

Functional Properties of Meat in Athletes’ Performance and Recovery

Physical activity (PA) and sport play an essential role in promoting body development and maintaining optimal health status both in the short and long term. Despite the benefits, a long-lasting heavy training can promote several detrimental physiological changes, including transitory immune system m...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: di Corcia, Martina, Tartaglia, Nicola, Polito, Rita, Ambrosi, Antonio, Messina, Gaetana, Francavilla, Vincenzo Cristian, Cincione, Raffaele Ivan, della Malva, Antonella, Ciliberti, Maria Giovanna, Sevi, Agostino, Messina, Giovanni, Albenzio, Marzia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2022
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9102337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35564540
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095145
Descripción
Sumario:Physical activity (PA) and sport play an essential role in promoting body development and maintaining optimal health status both in the short and long term. Despite the benefits, a long-lasting heavy training can promote several detrimental physiological changes, including transitory immune system malfunction, increased inflammation, and oxidative stress, which manifest as exercise-induced muscle damages (EIMDs). Meat and derived products represent a very good source of bioactive molecules such as proteins, lipids, amino acids, vitamins, and minerals. Bioactive molecules represent dietary compounds that can interact with one or more components of live tissue, resulting in a wide range of possible health consequences such as immune-modulating, antihypertensive, antimicrobial, and antioxidative activities. The health benefits of meat have been well established and have been extensively reviewed elsewhere, although a growing number of studies found a significant positive effect of meat molecules on exercise performance and recovery of muscle function. Based on the limited research, meat could be an effective post-exercise food that results in favorable muscle protein synthesis and metabolic performance.