Polypodium leucotomos Extract use to prevent and reduce the risk of infectious diseases in high performance athletes Bartolomé Marí Solivellas, Teo Cabanes MartínSports Medicine Service, Mallorca Regional Government, Mallorca, SpainObjective: Many components of the immune system undergo adverse changes during intense physical activity in athletes, leading to a heightened risk of respiratory tract infections. This study evaluated the reduction in infectious processes in athletes due to intensive training with anapsos.Methods: The study compared athletes who took 480 mg Polypodium leucotomos Extract (Armaya fuerte; Centrum laboratories, Alicante, Spain) twice daily for 3 months (n