Jaboticaba berry consumption enhances muscle recovery 🍇
Brazilian berries for post-exercise recovery.
Jaboticaba berry (Myrciaria jaboticaba) consumption improves plasma GSH levels and accelerates muscle recovery following exercise-induced muscle damage: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Study Details
This new study recruited 24 resistance-trained participants who were randomly allocated to either…
🍇 250 ml jaboticaba berry juice (1300mg polyphenols)
🥤 Placebo
…for 7-days, with participants performing eccentric muscle damaging exercise on day 4 💥
Here is what they found ⬇️
Key Findings
Compared to placebo, jaboticaba juice led to significantly…
⬆️ glutathione
⬇️ muscle soreness
⬆️ recovery of muscle strength
⬆️ functional muscle quality
⬆️ morphological muscle quality
…in the days following the muscle damage protocol 📈
Conclusion
The consumption of jaboticaba berry (Brazilian Grape) polyphenols may alleviate the symptoms of muscle damage in resistance-trained participants 🏋️♂️
There may not be anything specifically unique about the polyphenols found in this fruit, but at the least a good proof of concept study that natural sources of polyphenols can enhance recovery ✅
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40770134/
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