TY  - JOUR
AU  - Lawson, Kate
AU  - Fleming, James
PY  - 2025/05/30
Y2  - 2025/06/15
TI  - Time to ‘Power-Up’ Esports Performance Nutrition: A Systematic Scoping Review 
JF  - International Journal of Esports
JA  - IJE
VL  - 1
IS  - 1
SE  - Review
DO  - 
UR  - https://www.ijesports.org/ijesports/public/article/145/html
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AB  - <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Objective:</strong> The aim of this scoping review was to explore existing evidence on the nutritional intake and performance of esport athletes.</p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Methods:</strong> The JBI Guidance for Scoping Reviews was followed to conduct a systematic search of MEDLINE and EBSCOHost for peer-reviewed original research articles. Articles were required to classify participants as esport athletes and consider nutritional intake, including the use of dietary supplements, in the context of training and competition.</p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Results:</strong> 14 records were identified, and key findings charted. Seven studies aimed to record habitual dietary intake and links to health and performance in esport athletes. The remaining 7 studies were nutritional supplement interventions with 5/7 using caffeine alone or in combination with other ingredients. On analysis two main themes were identified: 1) Sub-optimal dietary habits; and 2) Impact of supplements on cognitive and gaming performance.</p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Current research suggests that esport athletes believe a healthy diet is important for performance. However, emerging evidence suggests they have sub-optimal dietary habits that may negatively influence their health and performance. Whilst energy drinks are widely used, nutritional supplements have shown equivocal results on performance to date.</p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong> </strong></p><p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Keywords: </strong>Esports; diet; supplements; performance</p>
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