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It is very important to protect athletes\u2019 health and allow them to maintain high-performance levels. Cytoflavin is an ergogenic drug whose action is based on the combined effects of its active ingredients (succinic acid, inosine, nicotinamide and riboflavin), which are naturally occurring metabolites that stimulate tissue respiration. The study aimed to assess the 6-week Cytoflavin consumption effects on body composition (body weight, body mass index, body fat percentage and bioimpedance phase angle) and aerobic performance. Methods: This study included 60 male professional hockey players (aged 19 to 36 years) divided into two groups of 30 subjects: group I (body weight 87.90 \u00b1 7.44 kg, BMI 25.86 \u00b1 2.04 kg\/m2) and group II (body weight 87.04 \u00b1 6.22 kg, BMI 25.52 \u00b1 2.38 kg\/m2). Athletes in group I received Cytoflavin, whereas athletes in group II did not. Results: In group I, statistically significant reductions in body weight and body mass index were not observed until 14 and 35 days, respectively. In contrast, in group II, both body weight and BMI significantly decreased both times. Aerobic performance significantly increased in both groups, with significantly greater increases in group I. Conclusions: Cytoflavin can be considered an ergogenic drug that improves body composition parameters, especially in the control of weight reduction and improvement in aerobic performance.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/biology12020214","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,30]],"date-time":"2023-01-30T03:31:11Z","timestamp":1675049471000},"page":"214","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Metabolic and Body Composition Changes in Ice Hockey Players Using an Ergogenic Drug (Cytoflavin)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5044-1152","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Victoria","family":"Zaborova","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Clinical Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia"},{"name":"Laboratory of Sports Adaptology, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), 141700 Dolgoprudny, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vladislav","family":"Kurshev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Clinical Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Kira","family":"Kryuchkova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Clinical Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Valeria","family":"Anokhina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Clinical Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vladimir","family":"Malakhovskiy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Clinical Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Vera","family":"Morozova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Clinical Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2849-0032","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Veronika","family":"Sysoeva","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Clinical Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6009-4465","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Giovanna","family":"Zimatore","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, eCampus University, 22060 Novedrate, Italy"},{"name":"IMM-CNR, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, 40129 Bologna, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Valerio","family":"Bonavolont\u00e0","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences University of L\u2019Aquila, 67100 L\u2019Aquila, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1419-4550","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Laura","family":"Guidetti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Unicusano Department, Universit\u00e0 Niccol\u00f2 Cusano, 00166 Rome, Italy"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuliya","family":"Dronina","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Public Health, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Elena","family":"Kravtsova","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Public Health, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 119991 Moscow, Russia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dmitry","family":"Shestakov","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Moscow Clinical Scientific Center named after A. 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