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sports performance and safeguard your health.
BY PHIL HARVEY, PHD, RD, FISSN, FACN

BCAAs Improve
Numerous
Outcomes in
Endurance Sports
Researchers from the Universidad de Alicante, Spain
conducted a literature review on the current state of the
effect of consumption of dietary BCAA supplements in
endurance sports and its effects on muscle damage,
athletic performance, central fatigue, anabolic signals
during recovery and immune system response published
in any country until May 2014. Out of 330 studies
identifed, 14 met the inclusion criteria. The sports
that we found in the studies were running, cycling,
combining cycling and running, Olympic distance
triathlon and one study included 2 groups of athletes
(Olympic distance triathletes and runners). Researchers
concluded that there is a lesser degree of pain and
muscle damage, less perceived exertion and mental
fatigue, greater anabolic response in recovery period
and improved immune response when supplemented
with BCAAs. (Salinas-Garcia ME, Martinez-Sanz
JM, Urdampilleta A, et al. Nutr Hosp. 2014 Nov
16;31(2):577-89).

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Ginger Safe and Efective in

Treatment of Osteoarthritis

The aim of this study was to assess the clinical safety

and effcacy of oral ginger for symptomatic treatment of
osteoarthritis (OA) by carrying out a systematic literature
search followed by meta-analyses on selected studies.
Inclusion criteria were randomized controlled trials (RCTs)
comparing oral ginger treatment with placebo in OA patients
aged >18 years. Outcomes were reduction in pain and
reduction in disability. Five trials (593 patients)
were included for meta-analyses. A statistically
signifcant pain reduction was found and a
statistically signifcant reduction in disability
were seen, both in favor of ginger. Patients
given ginger were more than twice as likely
to discontinue treatment compared to
placebo. Researchers concluded that
ginger to be safe and effcacious for
treatment of OA. (Bartels EM, Folmer VN,
Bliddal H, et al. Osteoarthritis Cartilage.
2015 Jan;23(1):13-21). MN Featured

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WHEY PROTEIN ENHANCES

MUSCLE ANABOLISM, FAT LOSS
AND SATIETY

Researchers from the School of Kinesiology, Auburn University examined

the effects of different dietary protein sources on skeletal muscle, adipose
tissue and satiety-related markers. Wistar rats were given either a) whey
protein concentrate; b) 70:30 whey-to-egg protein; c) 50:50 whey-to-egg
protein; d) 30:70 whey-to-egg protein; and or e) water with no protein
as a fasting control. Skeletal muscle analyses revealed that compared to
the controls a signifcant increase in mTOR signaling and muscle protein
synthesis in all protein groups with the greatest increase
in the whey protein concentrate group. Researcher
concluded that higher amounts of whey versus
egg protein stimulates the greatest posttreatment anabolic skeletal muscle response,
though test proteins with higher amounts
of whey protein more favorably affected
post-treatment markers related to adipose
tissue lipolysis and satiety. (Mobley CB, Fox
CD, Ferguson BS, et al. J Int Soc Sports Nutr.
2015 Mar 13;12:14). MMSN Featured

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