Last week took place in Madrid the II Symposium: Articulating Sport 2022 organized by Osteoarthritis Foundation International – OAFIFoundation, Fundación Atlético de Madrid and the Spanish Olympic Committee – COE.
It was attended by experts, medical professionals, physiotherapists and renowned athletes, who explained the benefits of good sports practice, emphasizing the importance of practicing physical exercise in optimal conditions and taking care of the joints to give them a long, active and quality life.
The meeting was not only focused on professional athletes, but also amateurs, in an attempt to bring health improvement to the general public, since, in most cases, people do not pay much attention to joint problems. Osteoarthritis and early joint problems do not cause pain at the beginning and it is, when they start to suffer from them, that it is already too late in many cases. Chondroprotection has been the main theme of this event recommending to the attendees and experts that joint health begins with prevention.
One of the topics that generated most interest wassports nutrition and artificial technologies for monitoring and obtaining data for athletes and medical professionals.
One of the main themes of the Symposium was to conclude that the future in sport will be “tailor-made” Nutrition and Personalized Medicine. The genetic factors of each person, the chosen sport practice, the lifestyle of each athlete and the environment of the sport practice are “sine qua non” conditions for the future in sport and joint health.
Algunas de las mesas han ofrecido datos y explicaciones al respecto: “El intestino: el secreto del rendimiento deportivo” (Dra. Blanca Bermejo de Laboratorios Echevarne), “Preventomics: Alimentación personalizada para deportistas” (Dra. Biotza Gutiérrez from EURECAT), “Tennis, the importance of prevention control and nutritional aspects” (Ms. Gemma Bes from Rafa Nadal Academy and Dr. Ángel Ruiz Cotorro from Mapfre Clinic) and “The digital revolution in sport” (Mr. Pablo Honrubia and Mr. Pablo Calatayud from iNuba).
Related to these presentations, Xavier Sàez, General Manager of Ümbrella Group, participated with his presentation: “Dietary Supplements in Sports: Are we doing well?
The presentation was planned by the Organization and with the collaboration of Ricardo Aparicio, journalist and presenter specializing in health issues, as a debate in questions and interview format to try to clarify the most important issues of food supplements commonly used by athletes and “amateur” sportsmen and women.
The spontaneous questions from the audience further enriched this round table discussion, leading to a new, more extensive and detailed presentation due to its importance and the lack of time in a topic that is becoming increasingly important for the sport.
Some of the questions to be highlighted among those presented were:
- “Is the future of nutrition ‘tailor-made’?”
- “What is really important in Dietary Supplements?”
- “How is the expiration date of the Product established? Is there a safety margin with respect to the date indicated on the Product?”
- “What kind of Food Supplements can we find in the market?”
- “What innovations can be found on the market?” What are adaptogens or nootropics?
- “How can we prevent our Olympic athletes from testing positive by consuming Dietary Supplements manufactured in other countries?”
- “How should efficacy studies be conducted to be useful to the medical team and the athlete?”
The future of sports nutrition is “tailor-made” and for this we must have as many tools as possible to measure, control and adapt to every need.
Food Supplements are an important source of nutrition and prevention in sports and at other times of our health.
Chondroprotection in sports is a problem that acts silently and, when it appears with pain, it has a difficult solution, so it is necessary to prevent to avoid having to cure or offer solutions that are not always optimal and easy to adapt.
It was a pleasure for Ümbrella Group to participate with our expertise in Food Supplements in this important event and with experts and colleagues in the industry.
To watch the full presentation you can access OAFI’s channel through this link: ttps://youtu.be/cZDjSjKWeUY