Effect of omega-3 and policosanol supplementation on attention and reactivity in athletes

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 28, Issue , 2009, Pages 473S-481S

  Fontani, Giuliano ^a   Lodi, Leda ^a   Migliorini, Silvia ^a   Corradeschi, Fausto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Movement related brain macropotentials; Omega 3; Policosanol; Reactivity

Indexed keywords

OLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLICOSANOL; SUNFLOWER OIL;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KEYBOARD; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; RESPONSE TIME; SENSATION; SPORTS MEDICINE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATHLETES; ATTENTION; BRAIN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ALCOHOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

HELIANTHUS;

EID: 77951610298     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2009.10718114     Document Type: Article

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