Physiological Benefits and Performance of Sea Water Ingestion for Athletes in Endurance Events: A Systematic Review
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Aragón Vela, Jerónimo; González Acevedo, Olivia; Plaza Díaz, Julio; Rodríguez Huertas, Jesús FranciscoEditorial
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Exercise physiology Endurance exercise Sweating Hydration
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2022-11-02Referencia bibliográfica
Aragón-Vela, J... [et al.]. Physiological Benefits and Performance of Sea Water Ingestion for Athletes in Endurance Events: A Systematic Review. Nutrients 2022, 14, 4609. [https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14214609]
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"Fundacion Ramon Areces", Madrid, Spain; Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia (CONACyT) 218582/471977Resumen
In different endurance events, athletes have limited access to fluid intake, such as ultraendurance
running. For this reason, it is necessary to establish an adequate hydration strategy for
this type of long-duration sporting event. Indeed, it seems that the intake of seawater is a suitable
hydration alternative to improve post-exercise recovery in this type of endurance event. This seawater
is characterized by being a deep natural mineral water of moderate mineralization, which is usually
extracted from a depth of about 700 m. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review is to evaluate the
efficacy of seawater consumption in both performance and post-exercise recovery in long-duration
sport events. A systematic and comprehensive literature search was performed in PubMed, Scopus,
andWeb of Science in September 2022. Initially, 8 out of 558 articles met the inclusion criteria. Among
these eight studies, six were randomized clinical trials, and two were observational studies (one
cross-sectional and one prospective study in well-conditioned student athletes). The results showed
that deep sea water consumption accelerated the recovery of aerobic capacity and leg muscle capacity
on running performance. In addition, the lactate production after the running exercise in seawater
was significantly lower than in pure water. In conclusion, the present review demonstrates that
seawater consumption could significantly improve the capacity of recovery after exercise.