New trends in food science: the use of nutraceuticals as an antiinflammatory therapeutic tool in exercise

摘要: Prolonged high-intensity training seems to result in increased systemic inflammation, which might explain muscle injury, delayed onset soreness, and overtraining syndrome athletes. Furthermore, an impaired immune function caused by strenuous exercise leads the development of upper respiratory tract infections Nutraceuticals help counteract these performance-lowering effects. The use nanotechnology is interesting alternative supply athletes with nutraceuticals, as many substances are insoluble water poorly absorbed digestive tract.