Associations among Omega-3 Fatty Acid Status, Anxiety, and Mental Toughness in Female Collegiate Athletes

Wilson, Patrick B.; Madrigal, Leilani

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“…Tension/anxiety was also higher in team-sport athletes with an l/l genotype compared with an s/s genotype for the 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter 70. Symptoms of generalised anxiety were negatively correlated with several markers of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, including blood levels of eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid and HS-omega-3 indices, in athletes across a range of sports (basketball, soccer, rifle, and golf) 71…”

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“…Finally, additional research is needed on neurological or biological aspects of anxiety in elite athletes. There was a relative lack of attention to this among included studies, and such research could consider EEG profiles,69 or imaging approaches, the effects of biotherapeutic agents such as omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids71 or cannabidiol, which is currently not a prohibited substance for athletes,104 and genomics and related hereditary analytic approaches 104…”

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Determinants of anxiety in elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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ObjectiveTo identify and quantify determinants of anxiety symptoms and disorders experienced by elite athletes.DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis.Data sourcesFive online databases (PubMed, SportDiscus, PsycINFO, Scopus and Cochrane) were searched up to November 2018 to identify eligible citations.Eligibility criteria for selecting studiesArticles were included if they were published in English, were quantitative studies and measured a symptom-level anxiety outcome in competing or retired athletes at the professional (including professional youth), Olympic or collegiate/university levels.Results and summaryWe screened 1163 articles; 61 studies were included in the systematic review and 27 of them were suitable for meta-analysis. Overall risk of bias for included studies was low. Athletes and non-athletes had no differences in anxiety profiles (d=−0.11, p=0.28). Pooled effect sizes, demonstrating moderate effects, were identified for (1) career dissatisfaction (d=0.45; higher anxiety in dissatisfied athletes), (2) gender (d=0.38; higher anxiety in female athletes), (3) age (d=−0.34; higher anxiety for younger athletes) and (4) musculoskeletal injury (d=0.31; higher anxiety for injured athletes). A small pooled effect was found for recent adverse life events (d=0.26)—higher anxiety in athletes who had experienced one or more recent adverse life events.ConclusionDeterminants of anxiety in elite populations broadly reflect those experienced by the general population. Clinicians should be aware of these general and athlete-specific determinants of anxiety among elite athletes.

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Determinants of anxiety in elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…Com relação aos países onde os estudos foram conduzidos e ao ano de publicação, seis foram realizados no Brasil (REINALDO et al, 2016;FORTES et al, 2015;KRAVCHYCHYN et al, 2013;FORTES et al, 2012;SCHERR et al, 2017;GERALDINI et al, 2017) e dois nos Estados Unidos (DELLAVALLE et al, 2013;WILSON et al, 2017); publicados entre os anos (FORTES et al, 2012(SCHERR et al, 2017GERALDINI et al, 2017;WILSON et al, 2017).…”

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“…Também foram avaliados dados dietéticos dos adolescentes em quatro estudos (REINALDO et al, 2016;KRAVCHYCHYN et al, 2013;DELLAVALLE et al, 2013;WILSON et al, 2017), através Iniciação Científica -24º Seminário de Pesquisa e 19º Seminário de Iniciação Científica das ferramentas QFA -Questionário de Frequência Alimentar, EAT-26 -Eating Atittudes Test (Teste de Atitudes Alimentares) e Recordatório Alimentar de 7 dias.…”

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“…To date, a small number of studies have investigated the use of finger sticks to measure PUFA composition in a drop of WB (Marangoni et al, 2004, 2007; Bailey-Hall et al, 2008). Despite some concerns raised about the reliability of this sample type, several methods assessing blood FA status from a finger stick sample of WB have been developed and validated in different clinical settings (Bell et al, 2011; Montgomery et al, 2013; Liu et al, 2014; Pupillo et al, 2016; Wilson and Madrigal, 2017). Furthermore, the data obtained from FA of WB are very closely correlated with those obtained by the standard method from RBC membrane.…”

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Relationship Between Distance Run Per Week, Omega-3 Index, and Arachidonic Acid (AA)/Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) Ratio: An Observational Retrospective Study in Non-elite Runners

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Background: Tissue availability of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) depends on several factors, including dietary intake, physical exercise, genetic variation, and metabolic turnover. However, there is limited evidence whether running training activity per se may influence indices associated with PUFA metabolism such as Omega-3 (ω-3) index and arachidonic acid (AA; 20:4ω-6)/eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5ω-3) ratio. Objective: To examine the association between kilometers (Km) run per week and changes in ω-3 index and AA/EPA ratio. Methods: We conducted a retrospective, observational, cohort study of 257 non-elite runners (mean age: 40.85 ± 12.17 years) who consumed no fatty acid supplements and provided a blood sample for analysis. The whole blood samples were collected by finger sticks, stored on absorbent filter paper, and then PUFA were quantified by gas chromatography (GC) and ω-3 index and AA/EPA ratio measured. Results: In a multivariate linear regression model, a gradual decrease of the ω-3 index was observed with higher weekly running distance (β = −0.033; 95% CI −0.039 to −0.026; R 2 = 0.447; p < 0.0001). We also found a progressive increase of the AA/EPA ratio in subjects who ran greater weekly distances (β = 0.092; 95% CI 0.038 to 0.146; R 2 = 0.320; p = 0.001). No other significant associations were observed with other variables, including years of running training and weekly training frequency (hours/week). Finally, as expected, a significant inverse correlation between ω-3 index and AA/EPA ratio (β = −2.614; 95% CI −3.407 to −1.821; R 2 = 0.336; p < 0.0001) was detected. Conclusions: These findings suggest that distance running training and its weekly volume may negatively contribute to changes of the ω-3 index and AA/EPA ratio. Further studies with greater sample size will be required to replicate and extend these data.

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Associations among Omega-3 Fatty Acid Status, Anxiety, and Mental Toughness in Female Collegiate Athletes

Cited by 15 publications

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Determinants of anxiety in elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Determinants of anxiety in elite athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Relationship Between Distance Run Per Week, Omega-3 Index, and Arachidonic Acid (AA)/Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) Ratio: An Observational Retrospective Study in Non-elite Runners

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