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Title: Papel de la alimentación en la respuesta a infecciones respiratorias altas en atletas de élite
Other Titles: Role of nutrition in the response to upper respiratory infections in elite athletes
Author: Aguilar Díaz, Marta  
Nuria, Giménez-Blasi  
Latorre Rodríguez, Jose Antonio  
Martínez Bebiá, Manuel  
Bach-Faig, Anna  
Mariscal-Arcas, Miguel  
Others: Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Estudis de Ciències de la Salut
Universidad Isabel I
Universidad de Murcia
Universidad de Granada
Citation: Aguilar Díaz, M., Giménez-Blasi, N., Latorre, J.A., Martínez Bebiá, M., Bach Faig, A. & Mariscal-Arcas, M. (2021). Papel de la alimentación en la respuesta a infecciones respiratorias altas en atletas de élite. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición, 71(1), 61-78. doi: 10.37527/2021.71.1.007
Abstract: Upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) are debilitating for the athletic potential of elite athletes. Physical exercise in elite athletes activates multiple molecular and biochemical pathways related to the immune system, which, at the same time, are sensitive to nutritional influences. Based on this context, immunonutrition is taking a new direction aimed at achieving the immunological balance. Objective. To investigate the nutritional aspects that can improve the immune response in elite athletes. To study the potential benefits of immune balance to improve performance, to analyse nutritional factors that contribute to the balance of the immune response and to extrapolate current evidence into practical dietary/supplementation recommendations to improve the homeostasis of the immune response in elite athletes, considering existing limitations. Results. Scientific evidence suggests that immune balance and immune response can be enhanced through the modification of nutritional factors. Among which, vitamin D, probiotics, vitamin C and zinc are the micronutrients with most evidence. Conclusion. Scientific advances in this field are promising and of great interest to elite athletes since it could decrease the incidence of URTI and, as a consequence, it could improve their sporting success. However, more studies are still required for its validation and application.
Keywords: immune equilibrium
immune tolerance
immunonutrition
upper respiratory infection (URI)
sport nutrition
elite athlete
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37527/2021.71.1.007
Document type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Issue Date: 21-Mar-2021
Publication license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/  
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