Mineral-containing sports supplements

The human body needs about twenty different minerals in order to function properly. Important to athletes are their involvement in muscle contraction, normal heart rhythm, nerve impulse conduction, oxygen transport, antioxidant activity and bone health (Williams MH 2005).??

Since exercise accelerates many of these processes, those engaging in moderate to severe physical activity should obtain an adequate amount of all minerals in their diet.?

Magnesium: The muscle and energy supplement?

The adult body contains about 25 grams of magnesium. 50% to 60% of this is stored in your bones. The rest is at work in your organs and other tissues (Volpe SL 2015).??

Important to sports, magnesium contributes to??

1. energy-providing metabolism,?
2. normal muscle function,??
3. a reduction of tiredness and fatigue and??
4. the maintenance of the body’s electrolyte balance (EU Register).??

Magnesium supplementation may also improve post-exercise blood pressure (Volpe SL 2015).?

Daily recommended dosage of magnesium?

Adults of both sexes should not consume more than 250 mg of magnesium per day (DRV finder). This is usually easy to come by with a balanced diet full of legumes, dairy products and whole grains. However, it was found that approximately 60% of adults in the United States, for example, do not consume the recommended daily dosage of magnesium (Volpe SL 2015). Supplementation is warranted in these cases.??

Advantage of liposomal magnesium?

The oral bioavailability of non-liposomal magnesium formulations has been proven to be rather poor (Blancquaert L et al. 2019).??

A double-blind, controlled clinical study revealed that our liquid liposomal magnesium formulation is 5-times more bioavailable than a non-liposomal magnesium supplement of the same dosage.??

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Zinc supplementation for high carb, low protein diets?

As a component of over 300 enzymes, zinc is a mineral that is involved in several metabolic reactions (Williams MH 2005, EU Register). Due to increased physical stress, increased sweating and losses via urine and faeces, athletes and exercising individuals might have an increased requirement of zinc. It is also possible that you suffer from a zinc deficiency if you are on a carb-rich, low protein diet (Williams MH 2005).??

Liposomal zinc supplementation?

The bioavailability of zinc in food depends on the presence of constituents that may complex zinc. For example, dietary fibre and phytates can form insoluble complexes with zinc. This impedes intestinal zinc absorption, and thus bioavailability (Udechukwu MC et al. 2016).??

Enveloping zinc in a liposome can prevent this complexation even if the supplement is consumed along with food. Intestinal absorption may also be increased, leading to a better intended effect.?

You can read more about liposomes and bioavailability here.?