Nutrition is one of the important factors to increase and maintain sports performance during exercise. Blackcurrant is a berry fruit, rich in polyphenols mainly anthocyanins and some studies have shown increased sports performance with blackcurrant intake. Blackcurrant’s anthocyanins can enhance, blood flow, stroke volume, and cardiac output and also oxygen availability in muscles by increasing nitric oxide level which has vasodilatory effects on blood vessels. Moreover, blackcurrant intake can delay fatigue which is related to decrased carbohydrate availability by increasing fat oxidation. As a result, Blackcurrant intake for at least 7-days can enhance sports performance mainly in endurance sports.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Sports Medicine |
Journal Section | Collection |
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Publication Date | March 30, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 |