Nutritional research and strategies aim to enhance athletic performance, to improve recovery times and to maintain skeletal muscle mass after injury. This includes (i) the protein content of the diet [ranging from timing and frequency of protein consumption to ketongenic diets] (ii) fish oil derived omega-3 fatty acid supplementation (iii) creatine supplementation (iv) nutraceuticals [incl. ketone esters] and (v) IV nutritional therapy.