Effects of pearl millet diet on serum micronutrient status, mental health and meta-cognitive skills in athletes: a randomised controlled trial
Pearl millet diet decreases the risk of disordered eating, and improves meta-cognitive skills and haemoglobin, micronutrient status in terms of folate and vitamin B-12 in athletes.
Authors
- Dayakar Benhur Rao
- Gulshan Lal Khanna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6488-260X)
- K. Kalpana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6875-9772)
- Gurseen Rakhra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0618-6278)
- Alisha Saifi
- Ekta Tanwar
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Millets Research (IN)
- Manav Rachna International Institute of Research and Studies (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Discover Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-025-00224-3
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15
Funders
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command