CV Lattes
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Bélgica
graduation at Sport Science and Mathematics from Nottingham Trent University (2007) and doctorate at Sports Nutrition from Nottingham Trent University (2012). Has experience in Fitness, focusing on Fitness (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Historically in research, placebos have been used as a control treatment that is indistinguishable from the active intervention but has no active component. This allows the intervention arm to be compared to the non-active placebo treatment which, theoretically, should allow determination of the "true" effect of the intervention, through reducing the potential that expectancy, or belief, …
One factor that may be responsible for the high individual variability seen in response to supplementation on exercise performance is the placebo effect, which is defined as a positive response to an inert treatment with no specific therapeutic properties. Psychological, social, expectancy, cognitive learning and genetic factors can generate larger or smaller placebos effects in several p…
Ergogenic aids are nutritional supplements predominantly directed towards enhancing exercise capacity and performance, although they may else provide health related benefits. Sodium bicarbonate, caffeine and β-alanine have become essential training additions for elite, professional and recreational athletes alike and their efficacy in improving exercise capacity and performance is support…
Carnosine is a cytoplasmic dipeptide found in high concentrations in the skeletal muscle of both vertebrates and non-vertebrates, and is associated with muscle buffering, sensitivity of calcium release channels and/or calcium sensitivity of the contractile apparatus and scavenging of reactive oxygen species. It has been shown that the elevation of muscle carnosine concentrations through t…
AbstractIntroduction: For studies to accurately measure the impact of interventions, the evaluative tools used must be precise and reliable. Although the literature offers a variety of cognitive assessment methods, not all are suitable for large-scale applications or present the necessary reliability for rigorous scientific studies. Objective: To assess the reliability and reproducibility…
Placebo and nocebo were defined as a desirable or undesirable outcome in sports performance, respectively, with magnitudes ranging from small to moderate. The placebo effect has been reported by athletes and used by health professionals in various studies, demonstrating that its use surpasses the scientific environment and applies to practical contexts. Results from these studies indicate…
Caffeine can exert an ergogenic effect in exercises performed across a wide range of intensities and durations. However, there seems to be substantial individual variability in the performance response to its supplementation. Currently, the influence of habitual caffeine consumption on the acute ergogenic effect following its ingestion is a topic being extensively explored in sports scien…
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There is good evidence that nitrate can improve exercise performance and capacity.However, to date, the possible influence of habitual nitrate intake on the performanceresponse to supplementation has not been investigated, as nitrate intake can increase itsconcentration in skeletal muscle and this appears to be correlated with physicalperformance. Therefore, the present study aims to inve…
Carnosine is a dipeptide formed by the amino acids L-histidine and ²-alanine, and its main effect is intracellular pH buffering. It is known that ²-alanine intake is the main way to increase muscle carnosine concentrations, with omnivores having two or more times higher amounts than vegetarians. However, the relationship between muscle carnosine content and habitual protein intake is stil…
There is good evidence that nitrate supplementation can improve exercise performance and capacity in male individuals. However, women are clearly underrepresented in nitrate supplementation research and a substantial proportion of studies with this population shows no effects with the use of this supplement. Nevertheless, there is also evidence to the contrary, suggesting that nitrate may…
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Placebo and nocebo effects in sports are understood as an improvement or impairment, respectively, in performance attributed to an intervention-whether mechanical, nutritional, or environmental-that is inert and are primarily induced by positive or negative expectations. Studies using a within-participant balanced placebo design actively manipulate the expectation of the intervention. Des…
Caffeine, an adenosine receptors antagonist, has well known effects on the central nervous system and has been used as an ergogenic aid to improve cognition for centuries and more recently as a sports supplement. However, a few factors have been described as moderators of its effects, especially genetic factors. A single nucleotide polymorphism on the CYP1A2 gene has been proposed to be r…
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