Title: Post-Doctoral  
E-mail: [email protected]
Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9628048405661542
Orcid: ID  0000-0003-0995-9077 – https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0995-9077
Scopus: ID 37009241000 – https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57218590794
Google scholar: ID Gy8Uo1cAAAAJ  – https://scholar.google.com.br/citations?user=Gy8Uo1cAAAAJ&hl=pt-BR&oi=ao
Research ID:  AAJ-7734-2020 – https://publons.com/researcher/1687784/bryan-saunders/

Lines of Research:

Main – Sports nutrition and supplementation

Exercise physiology
Exercise performance
Applied physiology and nutrition

Summary

Ergogenic supplements are nutritional resources predominantly prescribed with the objective of improving exercise capacity and physical performance, although they also can provide health benefits. Ergogenic supplements are essentially used in association with the training of elite professional and recreational athletes, and their effectiveness in improving exercise capacity and performance is supported by substantial scientific evidence. However, the variability of responses has led to the recent suggestion that supplementation may not be beneficial to all individuals. Therefore, it is relevant to determine the sources of inter- and intra-individual variations in response to supplementation and whether these can be used to optimize supplement administration strategies in order to improve performance during exercise. The main focus of my research is the interaction between dietetic and supplemental interventions and exercise physiology and performance.

Relevant articles:

  1. Saunders B, Franchi M, de Oliveira LF, da Eira Silva V, da Silva RP, de Salles Painelli V, Costa LAR, Sale C, Harris RC, Roschel H, Artioli GG, Gualano B. 24-Week ?-alanine ingestion does not affect muscle taurine or clinical blood parameters in healthy males. Eur J Nutr. 2020 Feb;59(1):57-65. doi: 10.1007/s00394-018-1881-0.
  2. Saunders B, Elliott-Sale K, Artioli GG, Swinton PA, Dolan E, Roschel H, Sale C, Gualano B. ?-alanine supplementation to improve exercise capacity and performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med. 2017 Apr;51(8):658-669. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096396.
  3. Saunders B, DE Salles Painelli V, DE Oliveira LF, DA Eira Silva V, DA Silva, RP, Riani L, Franchi M, Gonçalves LS, Harris RC, Roschel H, Artioli GG, Sale C, Gualano B. Twenty-four Weeks of ?-Alanine Supplementation on Carnosine Content, Related Genes, and Exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2017 May;49(5):896-906. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001173.
  4. Saunders B, de Oliveira LF, da Silva RP, de Salles Painelli V, Gonçalves LS, Yamaguchi G, Mutti T, Maciel E, Roschel H, Artioli GG, Gualano B. Placebo in sports nutrition: a proof-of-principle study involving caffeine supplementation. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2017 Nov;27(11):1240-1247. doi: 10.1111/sms.12793.
  5. Saunders B, Saito T, Klosterhoff R, de Oliveira LF, Barreto G, Perim P, Pinto AJ, Lima F, de Sá Pinto AL, Gualano B. “I put it in my head that the supplement would help me”: Open-placebo improves exercise performance in female cyclists. PLoS One. 2019 Sep 24;14(9):e0222982. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222982.