Effects of supplementation with beet juice and the importance of nitric oxide in runners :
Beetroot is an important precursor of nitric oxide, as it is rich of nitrate, capable of contributing as a supplement for athletes looking to improve their performance in physical practice. As it is a high-intensity physical activity, we selected a group of runners to participate in the study aiming...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino e Pesquisa em Fisiologia do Exercício (IBPEFEX) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Brasileira de Nutrição Esportiva |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.www.rbne.com.br:article/2191 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.rbne.com.br/index.php/rbne/article/view/2191 |
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| Palabra clave: | Beet juice Nitrate Nitrite Nitric oxide Runners Jugo de remolacha Nitrato Nitrito Óxido nítrico Pasillos Succo di barbabietola Ossido nitrico Corridoi Suco de beterraba Óxido nitrico Corredores Sumo de beterraba |
| Sumario: | Beetroot is an important precursor of nitric oxide, as it is rich of nitrate, capable of contributing as a supplement for athletes looking to improve their performance in physical practice. As it is a high-intensity physical activity, we selected a group of runners to participate in the study aiming at the practicality of taking this supplement, investigating the effectiveness of beetroot juice as a pre-workout offer for athletes. The study was carried out with 10 athletes considered amateur runners, divided into two groups: Placebo and Beetroot. A lottery was held so that the runners would know which group they would belong to. The race course was inside the campus of the Methodist University of Piracicaba, totaling 5 kilometers, at a strong pace. From the results and discussions presented in this article, we conclude that in this study the vasodilator effect was not observed in athletes who ingested beetroot. There was a positive effect in both groups because it was a carbohydrate intake, the currant syrup because it is a fast absorption carbohydrate had the highest glucose peak, but the beet group had an increase in glucose even in the case of a carbohydrate of moderate absorption and fiber. From this, we concluded that the positive effects came because it was a carbohydrate intake, emphasizing its quality in the use of pre-workout for athletes. |
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