UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research

James Collins; Ronald John Maughan; Michael Gleeson; Johann Bilsborough; Asker Jeukendrup; James P Morton; S M Phillips; Lawrence Armstrong; Louise M Burke; Graeme L Close; Rob Duffield; Enette Larson-Meyer; Julien Louis; Daniel Medina; Flavia Meyer; Ian Rollo; Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen; Benjamin T Wall; Beatriz Boullosa; Gregory Dupont; Antonia Lizarraga; Peter Res; Mario Bizzini; Carlo Castagna; Charlotte M Cowie; Michel D'Hooghe; Hans Geyer; Tim Meyer; Niki Papadimitriou; Marc Vouillamoz; Alan McCall

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2019-101961

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UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research

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James Collins Intra Performance Group, London, UK Performance and Research Team, Arsenal Football Club, London, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ronald John Maughan School of Medicine, St Andrews University, St Andrews, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michael Gleeson School of Sports Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Johann Bilsborough Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia New England Patriots, Foxboro, MA, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Asker Jeukendrup School of Sports Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK MySport Science, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
James P Morton Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
S M Phillips Kinesiology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lawrence Armstrong Human Performance Laboratory, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Louise M Burke Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Graeme L Close Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rob Duffield Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Medical Department, Football Federation Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Enette Larson-Meyer Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julien Louis Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Daniel Medina Athlete Care and Performance, Monumental Sports & Entertainment, Washington, DC, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Flavia Meyer Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Ian Rollo School of Sports Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK PepsiCo Life Sciences, Global R&D, Gatorade Sports Science Institute, Birmingham, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jorunn Sundgot-Borgen Department of Sports Medicine, The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Benjamin T Wall Department of Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Beatriz Boullosa Mexican Football Federation, Mexico City, Mexico PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Gregory Dupont Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Antonia Lizarraga FC Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Peter Res Dutch Olympic Team, Amsterdam, Netherlands PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Mario Bizzini Research and Human Performance Lab, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Carlo Castagna University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy Technical Department, Italian Football Federation (FIGC), Florence, Italy Italian Football Referees Association, Bologna, Italy PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Charlotte M Cowie Technical Directorate, Football Association, Burton upon Trent, UK Medical Committee, UEFA, Nyon, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Michel D'Hooghe Medical Committee, UEFA, Nyon, Switzerland Medical Centre of Excelence, Schulthess Clinic, Zurich, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Hans Geyer Center for Preventive Doping Research, German Sport University Cologne, Cologne, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Tim Meyer Medical Committee, UEFA, Nyon, Switzerland Institute of Sports and Preventive Medicine, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Niki Papadimitriou Medical & Anti-doping, UEFA, Nyon, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Marc Vouillamoz Medical & Anti-doping, UEFA, Nyon, Switzerland PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Alan McCall Performance and Research Team, Arsenal Football Club, London, UK Medical Department, Football Federation Australia, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh, UK PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Alan McCall, Arsenal Performance and Research team, Arsenal Football Club, London, UK; amccall{at}arsenal.co.uk

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Collins J, Maughan RJ, Gleeson M, et al

UEFA expert group statement on nutrition in elite football. Current evidence to inform practical recommendations and guide future research

British Journal of Sports Medicine 2021;55:416.

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Accepted June 18, 2020
First published October 23, 2020.

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October 11, 2022

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