VITAMIN D AND MAGNESIUM: IMPORTANCE OF THESE NUTRIENTS FOR MUSCULAR HEALTH

Abstract

The balanced consumption of micronutrients in the diet by athletes is one of the main strategies in order to guarantee the health of these individuals. As well, vitamins are also extremely important for this purpose because they provide the proper functioning of the human body, acting as cofactors in various reactions that aim to produce energy and also in metabolic processes through food and even supplementation. In this way, the present article aims to review the importance of vitamin D and magnesium for muscle health. It is an integrative literature review, methodologically qualitative, focusing on the subjective character of the analyzed bibliography, by concepts, definitions, positions and opinions of the literature. It can be seen that vitamin D and magnesium supplementation had beneficial impacts on muscle strength, muscle function and reduction of markers of inflammation.