Some good news for runners and other high performance athletes.A recently published study out of Concordia University suggests that cranberries can provide a significant boost in performance. And researchers say the findings could also benefit non-athletes as well. .
“We actually saw that it didn’t really have any effects to prevent cardiovascular diseases per se, but it did have some effects on functional capacity,” he tells Global News. “It improved running performance by 30 percent in mice as well as strength by about 20 or 25 percent.”“In fact, of all the fruits and vegetables that are consumed in the North American diet,” he notes. “Cranberries have the highest concentration of these polyphenols.”With the results, they decided to conduct human trials.
He says strength and recovery time also improved, the athletes experienced less muscle pains and, according to Bergdal, the runners even reported feeling more energized while taking the supplement. “A lot of these fast nutrition these days, a lot of these protein shakes, a lot of these pre-workout mixes — those things can provide benefits,” he admits. “But I think at the end of the day, whole foods, raw cranberries, cranberry extracts, eating solids and leafy greens, I think those are going to provide greater benefits.”Bergdahl believes the findings will have applications beyond high-endurance sports like running.
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