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Optimizing athletic performance through advanced nutrition strategies: can AI and digital platforms have a role in ultraendurance sports?

Luca Puce
1
,
Halil İbrahim Ceylan
2
,
Carlo Trompetto
1, 3
,
Filippo Cotellessa
1
,
Cristina Schenone
1
,
Lucio Marinelli
1, 3
,
Piotr Zmijewski
4
,
Nicola Luigi Bragazzi
1
,
Laura Mori
1, 3

  1. Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health, University of Genoa, Italy
  2. Physical Education and Sports Teaching Department, Faculty of Kazim Karabekir Education, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey
  3. Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS) Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
  4. Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw Poland
Biol Sport. 2024;41(4):305–313
Online publish date: 2024/07/23
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