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• Four-page summary
• Five key scientific findings
• Based on a review of 270 published studies
• Produced by HumanFab
• Available in French and English
• Free digital download
• Clear and accessible reading

• Athletes and active people
• Coaches and performance professionals
• Nutritionists and dietitians
• Journalists and content creators
• Students and researchers
• Anyone wishing to quickly find out the key findings of the full review

The five key takeaways

1. Where possible, athletes should limit their reliance on ultra-processed sports nutrition products.
2. Long-term health is the foundation of sustainable athletic performance.
3. In the studies reviewed, certain real foods — notably bananas, raisins, and mashed potatoes — supported performance comparably to formulated products, in specific effort contexts.
4. Nutritional strategy should be tailored to each athlete, to the intensity of the effort, and to the practical constraints of the activity.
5. Sports nutrition must take into account the entire physiological system: appetite, digestion, absorption, metabolism, health, and performance.

Publication information:

Full publication: From Health to Performance

Authors: Thibault Besson, PhD; Amélie Doussaud, MSc; Léa Merli, MSc

Research organization: HumanFab

Funders: Yanaa and BPI France

Published: March 2026

Format: Four-page digital PDF

Available languages: French and English

Price: Free download