12-week curcumin supplementation may relieve postexercise muscle fatigue in adolescent athletes
IntroductionHigh-intensity exercise causes oxidative stress, muscle soreness, and muscle fatigue, leading to reduced exercise performance. Curcumin possesses antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties and thus alleviates postexercise damage. Therefore, this study evaluated the effect of curcumin...
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| author | Kai-Yuan Bai Gin-Hua Liu Chun-Hao Fan Liang-Tseng Kuo Liang-Tseng Kuo Liang-Tseng Kuo Wei-Hsiu Hsu Wei-Hsiu Hsu Wei-Hsiu Hsu Pei-An Yu Pei-An Yu Chi-Lung Chen Chi-Lung Chen |
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| description | IntroductionHigh-intensity exercise causes oxidative stress, muscle soreness, and muscle fatigue, leading to reduced exercise performance. Curcumin possesses antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties and thus alleviates postexercise damage. Therefore, this study evaluated the effect of curcumin on athletes’ postexercise recovery.MethodsA non-randomized prospective cohort investigation was done. We recruited middle and high school athletes engaged in wrestling, soccer, and soft tennis. During the 12-week daily exercise training, the participants were assigned to receive curcumin supplementation (curcumin group) or not (control group). Body composition, exercise performance, inflammatory factors, muscle fatigue, and muscle soreness were recorded at the baseline and end of the study. We used the Mann–Whitney U test to compare the participants’ demographics, such as age, height, weight, and training years. The Wilcoxon test was used to compare the differences between the groups before and after curcumin supplementation.ResultsOf 28 participants (21 men and 7 women, with a mean age of 17 years), 13 were in the curcumin group and 15 in the control group. A significant decrease in muscle fatigue and muscle soreness scores was observed in the curcumin group after 12 weeks. Moreover, a significant decrease in the 8-hydroxy-2 deoxyguanosine level and a significant increase in basic metabolic rate and fat-free mass were observed in the curcumin group.ConclusionCurcumin can reduce muscle fatigue and soreness after exercise, indicating its potential to alleviate postexercise damage. It could be considered to cooperate with nutritional supplements in regular training in adolescent athletes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3db970dbbdec42839ba8f29ac7b065c32023-01-04T19:16:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Nutrition2296-861X2023-01-01910.3389/fnut.2022.1078108107810812-week curcumin supplementation may relieve postexercise muscle fatigue in adolescent athletesKai-Yuan Bai0Gin-Hua Liu1Chun-Hao Fan2Liang-Tseng Kuo3Liang-Tseng Kuo4Liang-Tseng Kuo5Wei-Hsiu Hsu6Wei-Hsiu Hsu7Wei-Hsiu Hsu8Pei-An Yu9Pei-An Yu10Chi-Lung Chen11Chi-Lung Chen12Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanDepartment of Nutrition, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanSports Medicine Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanSports Medicine Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanSchool of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TaiwanSports Medicine Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanSchool of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TaiwanSports Medicine Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanSports Medicine Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanDivision of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, TaiwanIntroductionHigh-intensity exercise causes oxidative stress, muscle soreness, and muscle fatigue, leading to reduced exercise performance. Curcumin possesses antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties and thus alleviates postexercise damage. Therefore, this study evaluated the effect of curcumin on athletes’ postexercise recovery.MethodsA non-randomized prospective cohort investigation was done. We recruited middle and high school athletes engaged in wrestling, soccer, and soft tennis. During the 12-week daily exercise training, the participants were assigned to receive curcumin supplementation (curcumin group) or not (control group). Body composition, exercise performance, inflammatory factors, muscle fatigue, and muscle soreness were recorded at the baseline and end of the study. We used the Mann–Whitney U test to compare the participants’ demographics, such as age, height, weight, and training years. The Wilcoxon test was used to compare the differences between the groups before and after curcumin supplementation.ResultsOf 28 participants (21 men and 7 women, with a mean age of 17 years), 13 were in the curcumin group and 15 in the control group. A significant decrease in muscle fatigue and muscle soreness scores was observed in the curcumin group after 12 weeks. Moreover, a significant decrease in the 8-hydroxy-2 deoxyguanosine level and a significant increase in basic metabolic rate and fat-free mass were observed in the curcumin group.ConclusionCurcumin can reduce muscle fatigue and soreness after exercise, indicating its potential to alleviate postexercise damage. It could be considered to cooperate with nutritional supplements in regular training in adolescent athletes.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.1078108/fullnatural polyphenolscurcuminmuscle-damaging exerciseanti-inflammatoryantioxidantsathletic performance |
| spellingShingle | Kai-Yuan Bai Gin-Hua Liu Chun-Hao Fan Liang-Tseng Kuo Liang-Tseng Kuo Liang-Tseng Kuo Wei-Hsiu Hsu Wei-Hsiu Hsu Wei-Hsiu Hsu Pei-An Yu Pei-An Yu Chi-Lung Chen Chi-Lung Chen 12-week curcumin supplementation may relieve postexercise muscle fatigue in adolescent athletes Frontiers in Nutrition natural polyphenols curcumin muscle-damaging exercise anti-inflammatory antioxidants athletic performance |
| title | 12-week curcumin supplementation may relieve postexercise muscle fatigue in adolescent athletes |
| title_full | 12-week curcumin supplementation may relieve postexercise muscle fatigue in adolescent athletes |
| title_fullStr | 12-week curcumin supplementation may relieve postexercise muscle fatigue in adolescent athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | 12-week curcumin supplementation may relieve postexercise muscle fatigue in adolescent athletes |
| title_short | 12-week curcumin supplementation may relieve postexercise muscle fatigue in adolescent athletes |
| title_sort | 12 week curcumin supplementation may relieve postexercise muscle fatigue in adolescent athletes |
| topic | natural polyphenols curcumin muscle-damaging exercise anti-inflammatory antioxidants athletic performance |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2022.1078108/full |
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