What’s With Quercetin?
New York—Quercetin is one antioxidant not known to many, but after a recent study, it has been discovered that this nutrient can actually boost one’s endurance levels.
In a study conducted on 12 healthy college students who do not practice regular exercise, each of them were given quercetin supplements which they had to take for seven days. During this timeframe, it was observed that their energy levels were increased as well as endurance levels as compared to students who were observed for seven days but didn’t take supplements. The full report of the research can be found in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism.
Quercetin is an antioxidant found in a lot of fruits and vegetables. High amounts of the said antioxidant can be obtained from red onions, red apples, broccoli, cabbages and green and black teas. It is also believed to contain not just multiple antioxidant effects, but also anti-inflammatory functions, and cell energy activation features which can help a lot in promoting good health.
But while quercetin is an effective nutrient, the most recent rigid study about involved animals, says a report written by Dr. J. Mark Davis and his colleagues at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
Dr. Davis and his group invited 12 college students, 7 men, and 5 women, to participate in their activity to test if quercetin supplements do provide energy production benefits in humans, as it did on animals. At the start of the study, the researchers measured and recorded the students’ maximum oxygen uptake and how long they could ride and play a stationary bike.
For a span of 7 days, the students did their usual routines and diet, but included a Tang plus placebo drink two times everyday. After another seven days, the participants this time drank Tang combined with 500 milligrams of quercetin. The researchers again measured and recorded their maximum oxygen uptake as well as exercise endurance. The whole research activity was repeated after a 7-day period when the participants were given Tang, but this time without quercetin.
Comparing the days with now quercetin supplements, the days when quercetin was given to the students provided a modest increase in maximum oxygen uptake, with as much as 4 percent. Quercetin was also linked with the 13 percent rise in “ride time” before the participants grew too tired to continue with the stationary biking.
With these findings, it is possible that quercetin can help a lot on relieving one from fatigue, or keeping people from suffering fatigue. Also, quercetin supplements have also grown to be vital in boosting one’s endurance, especially for regular exercisers and bodybuilders, says Dr. Davis and his colleagues.
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