title: Alcohol, athletic performance and recovery.
abstract: Alcohol consumption within elite sport has been continually reported both anecdotally within the media and quantitatively in the literature. The detrimental effects of alcohol on human physiology have been well documented, adversely influencing neural function, metabolism, cardiovascular physiology, thermoregulation and skeletal muscle myopathy. Remarkably, the downstream effects of alcohol consumption on exercise performance and recovery, has received less attention and as such is not well understood. The focus of this review is to identify the acute effects of alcohol on exercise performance and give a brief insight into explanatory factors.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Nutrition Unit, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, 3125, Australia. lve@deakin.edu.au
authors.forename: Luke D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Vella
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cameron-Smith
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003681:Dehydration / Q000139:chemically induced; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D000431:Ethanol