Systematic Review of Alginate Hydrogel Effects on Athlete Metabolism and Performance

A systematic review synthesizing evidence from nine randomized controlled trials published between 2000 and 2025. The review evaluates the effects of plant-derived alginate polysaccharide hydrogels on carbohydrate metabolism, gastrointestinal tolerance, recovery, and athletic performance during endurance exercise. The document was authored by Pengyuan Li and uploaded to figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Summarizing evidence on exogenous carbohydrate oxidation rates based on hydrogel ingestion described in the review
• Comparing gastrointestinal symptom profiles between hydrogel and traditional carbohydrate solutions as discussed in the results
• Analyzing inconsistent performance outcomes across exercise modalities like running, cycling, and skiing highlighted in the synthesis

Strengths

• Systematic methodology searching five databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, Google Scholar)
• Focus on randomized controlled trials from 2000-2025, providing a defined evidence base
• Clear license (CC-BY-4.0) permitting reuse and redistribution

Limitations

• The dataset is a 13.3 KB DOCX file, indicating a very limited textual summary rather than raw trial data
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data structure is unknown
• The evidence synthesis is qualitative; quantitative data from the included trials is not provided

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and qualitative synthesis of published randomized controlled trials.

Time Range

Trials published between 2000 and 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 05:58:14

Geography

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