Do fat supplements increase physical performance?

Nutrients

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 509-524

  Macaluso, Filippo ^a   Barone, Rosario ^a   Catanese, Patrizia ^a   Carini, Francesco ^a   Rizzuto, Luigi ^a   Farina, Felicia ^a   Di Felice, Valentina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conjugated linoleic acid; Endurance exercise; Fish oil; Resistance exercise; Steroidogenesis; Steroidogenic cells; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID; FISH OIL; TESTOSTERONE;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; CELL FUNCTION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDURANCE TRAINING; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; LIPID DIET; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84873739223     PISSN: 20726643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu5020509     Document Type: Review

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