Review

. 2018 Oct 10;10(10):1470.

doi: 10.3390/nu10101470.

Role of Functional Beverages on Sport Performance and Recovery

Stefania Orrù^{1

2}, Esther Imperlini³, Ersilia Nigro^{4

5}, Andreina Alfieri^{6

7}, Armando Cevenini^{8

9}, Rita Polito^{10

11}, Aurora Daniele^{12

13}, Pasqualina Buono^{14

15

16}, Annamaria Mancini^{17

18}

Affiliations

¹ Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy. orru@uniparthenope.it.
² IRCCS SDN, via E. Gianturco 113, 80142 Napoli, Italy. orru@uniparthenope.it.
³ IRCCS SDN, via E. Gianturco 113, 80142 Napoli, Italy. esther.imperlini@unina.it.
⁴ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. nigro@ceinge.unina.it.
⁵ Dipartimento di Medicina e di Scienze della Salute "Vincenzo Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy. nigro@ceinge.unina.it.
⁶ Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy. andreina.alfieri@uniparthenope.it.
⁷ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. andreina.alfieri@uniparthenope.it.
⁸ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. armando.cevenini@unina.it.
⁹ Dipartimento di Medicina molecolare e Biotecnologie mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. armando.cevenini@unina.it.
¹⁰ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. rita.polito@unicampania.it.
¹¹ Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100 Caserta, Italy. rita.polito@unicampania.it.
¹² Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. aurora.daniele@unicampania.it.
¹³ Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100 Caserta, Italy. aurora.daniele@unicampania.it.
¹⁴ Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy. buono@uniparthenope.it.
¹⁵ IRCCS SDN, via E. Gianturco 113, 80142 Napoli, Italy. buono@uniparthenope.it.
¹⁶ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. buono@uniparthenope.it.
¹⁷ Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy. annamaria.mancini@uniparthenope.it.
¹⁸ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. annamaria.mancini@uniparthenope.it.

PMID: 30308976
PMCID: PMC6213308
DOI: 10.3390/nu10101470

Review

Role of Functional Beverages on Sport Performance and Recovery

Stefania Orrù et al. Nutrients. 2018.

. 2018 Oct 10;10(10):1470.

doi: 10.3390/nu10101470.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy. orru@uniparthenope.it.
² IRCCS SDN, via E. Gianturco 113, 80142 Napoli, Italy. orru@uniparthenope.it.
³ IRCCS SDN, via E. Gianturco 113, 80142 Napoli, Italy. esther.imperlini@unina.it.
⁴ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. nigro@ceinge.unina.it.
⁵ Dipartimento di Medicina e di Scienze della Salute "Vincenzo Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, 86100 Campobasso, Italy. nigro@ceinge.unina.it.
⁶ Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy. andreina.alfieri@uniparthenope.it.
⁷ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. andreina.alfieri@uniparthenope.it.
⁸ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. armando.cevenini@unina.it.
⁹ Dipartimento di Medicina molecolare e Biotecnologie mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Federico II", via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. armando.cevenini@unina.it.
¹⁰ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. rita.polito@unicampania.it.
¹¹ Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100 Caserta, Italy. rita.polito@unicampania.it.
¹² Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. aurora.daniele@unicampania.it.
¹³ Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Ambientali Biologiche Farmaceutiche, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Via G. Vivaldi 42, 81100 Caserta, Italy. aurora.daniele@unicampania.it.
¹⁴ Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy. buono@uniparthenope.it.
¹⁵ IRCCS SDN, via E. Gianturco 113, 80142 Napoli, Italy. buono@uniparthenope.it.
¹⁶ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. buono@uniparthenope.it.
¹⁷ Dipartimento di Scienze Motorie e del Benessere, Università degli Studi di Napoli "Parthenope", via Medina 40, 80133 Napoli, Italy. annamaria.mancini@uniparthenope.it.
¹⁸ Ceinge-Biotecnologie Avanzate S.c.a r.l., Via G. Salvatore 486, 80145 Napoli, Italy. annamaria.mancini@uniparthenope.it.

PMID: 30308976
PMCID: PMC6213308
DOI: 10.3390/nu10101470

Abstract

Functional beverages represent a palatable and efficient way to hydrate and reintegrate electrolytes, carbohydrates, and other nutrients employed and/or lost during physical training and/or competitions. Bodily hydration during sporting activity is one of the best indicators of health in athletes and can be a limiting factor for sport performance. Indeed, dehydration strongly decreases athletic performance until it is a risk to health. As for other nutrients, each of them is reported to support athletes' needs both during the physical activity and/or in the post-workout. In this study, we review the current knowledge of macronutrient-enriched functional beverages in sport taking into account the athletes' health, sports performance, and recovery.

Keywords: CHO-enriched beverages; dehydration; functional beverages; hydration; lipid-enriched beverages; protein-enriched beverages; sports drinks.

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