Biomedical, Legal and Technological Aspects of Nutrition for Athletes

Abstract

The relevance of the development, production and sales of specialized food products for athletes is due to the growing interest of ordinary people in sports activities and the need to adjust the diet of professional athletes. Biomedical research has established widespread violations of the optimal food structure, food and energy value of athletes’ diets and substantiated the need to develop specialized food products for athletes of various qualifications. Furthermore, the search for reliable methods and diagnostic tests that most accurately reflect the picture of metabolic changes during high-intensity physical activity is of great importance. Legal aspects of athlete nutrition, including the development of technical regulations, standards, etc., contribute to the development of this industry. The technology for the production of food products for athletes is dominated by fractionation of macronutrients of food raw materials into individual components, extraction of trace elements and minor ingredients from food raw materials, and use of modified ingredients. To develop the sports nutrition industry and optimize the nutrition of athletes, it is necessary to consolidate specialists in the field of medicine, legal regulation and production technology.