TY - JOUR T1 - Nutrition and oral health in sport: time for action JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine JO - Br J Sports Med SP - 1483 LP - 1484 DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2017-098919 VL - 52 IS - 23 AU - Ian Needleman AU - Paul Ashley AU - Tom Fairbrother AU - Peter Fine AU - Julie Gallagher AU - Daniel Kings AU - Ronald John Maughan AU - Anna Katarina Melin AU - Michael Naylor Y1 - 2018/12/01 UR - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/52/23/1483.abstract N2 - Elite athletes have poor oral health, common negative self-reported performance effects and a lifelong burden for disease management.1–3 One central determinant of oral health is nutrition and in particular the consumption of dietary sugars, acidic food and drinks and eating behaviours. However, nutrition is also clearly of major importance in managing and improving athlete performance. Therefore, this call to action is to recommend strategies to prevent or mitigate the risk from nutrition to the short-term health and performance of athletes and to the long-term oral health of all active individuals. The target audience includes athletes, health professionals (nutritionists and dieticians, sport and exercise medicine practitioners, dental professionals), scientists in related fields, sport policy organisations and industry.Given that the mechanisms by which carbohydrate-containing or acidic supplements can affect oral health are well established, it is important to develop mitigation strategies to reduce the risk of possible adverse oral effects while maintaining the performance benefits. Based on best evidence for effectiveness,4 … ER -