Dietary Supplements and Sports Performance: Minerals

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Minerals are essential for a wide variety of metabolic and physiologic processes in the human body. Some of the physiologic roles of minerals important to athletes are their involvement in: muscle contraction, normal hearth rhythm, nerve impulse conduction, oxyge...

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Main Author:	Williams Melvin H
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2005-06-01
Series:	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
Subjects:	sport nutrition dietary supplements minerals sports performance
Online Access:	http://www.jissn.com/content/2/1/43

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title	Dietary Supplements and Sports Performance: Minerals
title_short	Dietary Supplements and Sports Performance: Minerals
title_full	Dietary Supplements and Sports Performance: Minerals
title_fullStr	Dietary Supplements and Sports Performance: Minerals
title_full_unstemmed	Dietary Supplements and Sports Performance: Minerals
title_sort	dietary supplements and sports performance: minerals
publisher	BMC
series	Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
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publishDate	2005-06-01
description	<p>Abstract</p> <p>Minerals are essential for a wide variety of metabolic and physiologic processes in the human body. Some of the physiologic roles of minerals important to athletes are their involvement in: muscle contraction, normal hearth rhythm, nerve impulse conduction, oxygen transport, oxidative phosphorylation, enzyme activation, immune functions, antioxidant activity, bone health, and acid-base balance of the blood. The two major classes of minerals are the macrominerals and the trace elements. The scope of this article will focus on the ergogenic theory and the efficacy of such mineral supplementation.</p>
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