Effects of Micronutrient Supplementation on Endurance Running Performance of Adolescent Girls
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.58914/ijyesspe.2024-9.Spl.16Keywords:
Supplementation, Micronutrient, EnduranceAbstract
In the arena of sport from the very ancient days athletes as well as experts are looking for ways and means for development and enrichment of athletes. Quite often the athletes use some sort of unfair means like doping for enhancing their performance. On the contrary if the athletes are trained technically and supplemented scientifically with respect to their nutritional needs, they can perform better in sport field than technical training only. In most of the third world countries people often suffer from malnutrition and so are the athletes. Many researchers focused towards supplementation and its application in grooming of athletes. Keeping in consideration the above facts the scholar premeditated to conduct a study to analyse the effects of selected micronutrient supplementation on endurance running performance of adolescent girls. Keeping in view the ethical part the scholar had continuous consultation with a medical expert; employed renowned company for assessment of biochemical tests and also used consent form for seeking voluntary willingness of the subjects. As an experimental analysis the scholar prepared a composite prescription of micronutrients composed of the minerals Ca, Mg, Fe, and vitamins B12 and D; based on the initial test and diagnosis of the medical expert. There after the supplementation was administered. From data analysis it is revealed that the endurance running performance of the girls developed significantly due to the supplementation. Based on findings of other researchers and other literary materials it is quite evident that the vitamins and minerals used for supplementation in the study are performance boosters and played a significant role in development of performance of the untrained girls.
Downloads
References
Bailey RL, Gahche JJ, Lentino CV, et al. Dietary supplement use in the United States, 2003–2006. J Nutr.
; 141:261-6.
Banfi G, Del Fabbro M, Mauri C, Corsi M, Melegati G. Haematological parameters in elite rugby players
during a competitive season. Clin. Lab. Haematol. 2006; 28:183-8.
Cowell B, Rosenbloom C, Skinner R, Summers S. Policies on screening female athletes for iron deficiency
in NCAA division I-A institutions. Int. J Sport Nutr. Exerc. Metab. 2003; 13:277-85.
Davies KJ, Maguire JJ, Brooks GA, Dallman PR, Packer L. Muscle mitochondrial bioenergetics, oxygen
supply, and work capacity during dietary iron deficiency and repletion. Am. J Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab.
; 242:E418-27.
Della Valle DM, Haas JD. Iron status is associated with endurance performance and training in female
rowers. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. 2012; 44:1552-9.
DellaValle DM, Haas JD. Impact of iron depletion without anemia on performance in trained endurance
athletes at the beginning of a training season: a study of female collegiate rowers in central NY state. Int. J
Sport Nutr. Exerc. Metab. 2011; 21:501-6.
Eichner ER. Sports medicine pearls and pitfalls: anemia in athletes. Curr. Sports Med. Rep. 2007; 6:2-3.
Fogelholm M, Jaakkola L, Lampisjarvi T. Effects of iron supplementation in female athletes with low serum
ferritin concentration. Int. J Sports Med. 1992; 13:158-62.
Fogelholm M, Rehunen S, Gref C, et al. Dietary intake and thiamin, iron, and zinc status in elite Nordic
skiers during different training periods. Int. J Sport Nutr. 1992; 2:351-65.
L. Garvican-Lewis et al. Iron supplementation and altitude: decision making using a regression tree J. Sports
Sci. Med. (2016)
L.A. Garvican et al. Haemoglobin mass in an anaemic female endurance runner before and after iron
supplementation Int. J. Sports Physiol. Perform. (2011)
L.A. Garvican et al. Intravenous iron supplementation in distance runners with low or suboptimal ferritin
Med. Sci. Sports Exerc. (2014)
La Manca J, Haymes E. Effects of iron repletion on VO2max, endurance, and blood lactate in women. Med.
Sci. Sports Exerc. 1993; 25:1386-92.
Rowland TW, Deisroth MB, Green GM, Kelleher JF. The effect of iron therapy on the exercise capacity of
nonanemic iron-deficient adolescent runners. Am. J Dis. Child. 1988; 142:165-9.