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Q: Are electrolyte beverages (e.g. sports drinks with or without caffeine, coconut water) safe and effective for improving athletic performance in athletes?
Q: Are creatine, caffeine or protein supplements safe and effective for improving exercise performance, decreasing fat mass or improving recovery after exercise?
Q: Are higher carbohydrate diets more effective than lower carbohydrate diets at improving exercise performance?
Q: What is the optimal timing and composition of a pre-exercise meal to support athletic performance?
Q: What is the optimal timing and amount of carbohydrate during exercise to support athletic performance?
Q: What is the optimal timing and composition of a meal to support recovery after exercise?
Q: Does alcohol consumption interfere with post-exercise (recovery)?
Q: What dietary strategies can be used to treat relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S) in athletes?
Q: Do vegetarian diets support optimum athletic performance as well as omnivorous diets?
Q: Can high protein plant-based diets support athletes to increase muscle mass as well as omnivorous diets do when resistance training?
Q: Are vegetarian athletes at greater risk of iron deficiency than non-vegetarian athletes?
The following Practice Questions are part of another Knowledge Pathway. These questions have been included in the Related Questions section of this Knowledge Pathway due to their relevancy to this topic area. Click on the practice question to view the synthesis of the literature and the practice guidance or recommendations.
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Q: Does vitamin C supplementation improve immune function, including preventing or treating the common cold?
Q: Are there specific characteristics of male athletes that may increase their risk of disordered eating?
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