title: Diet and athletic performance.
abstract: There are no dietary tricks or special diets that will give athletes a competitive advantage. Appetite and satiety are sensitive regulators of food intake to meet the caloric requirements of physical conditioning, training, and athletic competition.
mesh_terms: D001823:Body Composition; D001826:Body Fluids; D001835:Body Weight; D004032:Diet / Q000592:standards*; D004033:Diet Fads; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013177:Sports; D013178:Sports Medicine; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014867:Water