Cherry Juice, an alternative to sugary sports drinks

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According to new research from Oregon Health & Science University presented at the American College of Sports Medicine Conference in Seattle, Wash, cherry juice could help ease the pain for runners. People who drank tart cherry juice while training for their long distance run, reported less pain after exercising then their peers.

In the study of sixty healthy adults aged 18-50 years, those who drank 10.5 ounces cherry juice (CHERRish 100% Montmorency cherry juice) twice a day for seven days prior to and on the day of a long-distance relay had significantly less muscle pain following the race than those who drank another fruit juice beverage. On a scale from 0 to 10, the runners who drank cherry juice as their "sports drink" had a 2 point lower self-reported pain level at the completion of the race, a clinically significant difference.

While more research is needed to fully understand the effects of tart cherry juice, researchers say the early finding indicate cherries may work like common medications used by runners to alleviate post-exercise inflammation.



The researchers suggest cherries' post-exercise benefits are likely because of the fruit's natural anti-inflammation power – attributed to antioxidant compounds called anthocyanins, which also give cherries their bright red color.

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