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Sociodemographics, playing habits, adherence to the Mediterranean dietary patte...
Ribeiro, F.J.; Poínhos, RuiIntroduction: Lifestyle and gaming habits may influence chess players' adhesion to healthy dietary patterns. This study aims to characterize Portuguese chess players sociodemographics, playing traits, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), dietary supplement (DS) consumption, physical activity level, degree of internet gaming disorder (IGD) and to study predictors of adherence to the MD. Methodology: Data wa...
Hydration status of esports players in a live competition
Ribeiro, F.J.; Teixeira, R; Poínhos, RuiObjectives. - Esports are an increasingly popular activity that involves professional players. Dehydration hinders cognitive performance, on which these competitors rely heavily. This observational study assessed the hydration state of esports players on a competition day and its possible associations with esports and lifestyle-related features. Methods. - The hydration status of esports players was assessed on...
Dietary Habits and Gaming Behaviors of Portuguese and Brazilian Esports Players
Ribeiro, F.J.; Teixeira, R.; Poínhos, RuiAs the esports industry grows, marketing campaigns for fast food, soft drinks, alcoholic and energy drinks, and dietary supplements at related events intensify. Portuguese and Brazilian esports players dietary patterns remain unexplored. This study aimed to characterize the dietary and gaming habits of esports players. We applied an anonymous, open online survey to a convenience sample of esports players that i...
Nootropic supplements for esports A scoping review
Ribeiro, F.J.; Poínhos, RuiBackground: esports, or organized video game competitions, have been expanding quickly. The use of dietary supplements by esports players appears vulgarized but lacks supporting evidence. Objectives: To outline studies that tested the effects of dietary supplements on video gaming, summarize their findings, highlight knowledge gaps, and recommend future research. Eligibility criteria: Clinical trials published ...