Effect of Cherry Juice on Fat Oxidation and Cardio-metabolic Markers

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE · Dec 16, 2016

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Aims: (1) Examine whether tart cherry juice supplementation with cycling exercise augments fat oxidation rate and therefore plays a role in weight management in healthy active human participants. (2) To extrapolate findings from this study to future biomedical health and disease research.

Methods: Random counterbalanced, within-group, double-blind study design. Participants were randomly allocated into consuming either cherry juice first or placebo. Eleven recreationally active male and female participants were recruited. Participants consumed 30ml Montmorency tart cherry juice concentrate...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Aged 18-45
• • Male and Female
• • Non-smokers
• • Recreationally active (minimum 150 minutes physical activity per week)
• • Injury free at all times of testing.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Aged \<18 years old, \>45 years old
• • Current or previous history of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular or renal disease
• • Current or previous history of injury that may be exacerbated with the exercise protocol used
• • Allergy to maltodextrin or specific fruit products (especially cherries) and those currently taking medication (such as steroids, NSAIDs, antibiotics) or currently using any nutritional supplement.