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Hanyoyin Ruwan Tart Cherry: Saurin Dawowar Ƙarfi da Rage IL‑6

Dr. Gymbro · · 4 min read

Menene Binciken Ya Yi

Takardar "Influence of tart cherry juice on indices of recovery following marathon running" da Howatson G, McHugh MP, Hill JA, Brouner J, Jewell AP, van Someren KA, Shave RE da Howatson SA suka rubuta (Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 2010; 20(6): 843‑852) na duba yadda ruwan tart cherry ke shafar dawowar jiki bayan tseren marathon. Za ka iya samun rekodin PubMed a nan.

Masu tseren marathon guda 20 – waɗanda ke gudu ne don nishaɗi – an raba su gida biyu. Ƙungiyar da ta karɓi ruwan cherry ta sha kofuna biyu na 8 fl oz (kimanin 240 mL) a rana, sau ɗaya safe da sau ɗaya yamma, tsawon kwanaki 5 kafin tseren, a ranakun tseren da kuma awanni 48 bayan tseren. Placebo kuwa ruwan ne da aka ƙara 'ya'yan itãcen itace ba tare da sinadarin cherry ba.

Kowanne kwalba na ɗauke da cherries 50‑60, aƙalla 600 mg phenolics, 40 mg anthocyanins, da 32 g carbohydrates. Masana sun auna alamu masu dangantaka da lalacewar tsoka, kumburi, ƙarfin antioxidant da oxidative stress kafin da bayan tseren.

Sakamakon da Lambar Gaskiya

Ƙarfi ya dawo da sauri

Isometric strength ta dawo da sauri a ƙungiyar ruwan cherry (P = 0.024). Wannan shi ne babban sakamako ga duk wanda ke neman dawowa cikin kankanin lokaci bayan gagarumin aiki.

Alamun Kumburi sun ragu

A ƙungiyar cherry an samu raguwa a matakan:

  • IL‑6 (P < 0.001)
  • C‑reactive protein (CRP) (P < 0.01)
  • Uric acid (P < 0.05)

Matsayin Antioxidant ya ƙaru

Total Antioxidant Status (TAS) ya kusan ƙaru da 10 % a ƙungiyar cherry idan aka kwatanta da placebo (P < 0.05).

Lipid peroxidation ya ragu bayan awanni 48

TBARS, alamar oxidative stress, ta yi ƙasa a ƙungiyar cherry a awanni 48 (P < 0.05).

Abubuwan Da Ba Su Canza Ba

Binciken ya nuna cewa ba a sami bambanci mai ma’ana ba a alamu masu zuwa:

  • Creatine kinase (CK)
  • Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)
  • Jin ciwon tsoka
  • Protein carbonyls (wani alamar oxidative stress)

Wannan na nufin ruwan cherry bai rage radadin ciwon tsoka ko alamun lalacewar tsoka ba, duk da cewa ya inganta dawowar ƙarfi da rage alamun kumburi.

Dalilin Da Zai Iya Aiki

Masu binciken sun ƙara da cewa ruwan tart cherry na iya taimakawa dawowa saboda:

  1. Ƙara yawan antioxidant capacity – phenolics da anthocyanins na choke a cikin cherries suna ƙara tasirin antioxidant.
  2. Rage kumburi – IL‑6 da CRP suna sauka, wanda ke rage gurbatawar tsoka.
  3. Rage lipid peroxidation – TBARS ya sauka, yana nuni da ƙarancin lalacewar lipid.

Ƙuntatawar Binciken

  • Karamar ƙungiya – An yi gwaji ne da ‘yan tseren 20 kawai, don haka sakamakon na bukatar a maimaita a cikin manyan ƙungiyoyi.
  • Masu tseren ne, ba masu ɗagawa ba – Binciken ya shafi ‘yan marathon masu nishaɗi; ba a tantance tasirin a kan masu ɗagawa masu nauyi ba.
  • Samfur guda, hanya guda – Sakamakon suna da alaka da takamaiman haɗin Montmorency da aka yi amfani da shi.
  • Sukari yana zuwa tare – Kwalba ɗaya na ƙunshe da 32 g carbohydrates, wanda zai iya tasiri a kan matakan sukari a jini.

Gargaɗi Kan Rage Kumburi

Wannan hujja ce a fannin bincike, ba sakamakon takamaiman gwaji ba. Wasu masana na ganin cewa rage kumburi da oxidative stress a kowane lokaci na horo na yau da kullum zai iya rage amfanin horo. Binciken da aka yi ba ya tantance tasirin wannan a cikin shirye‑shirye na dogon lokaci, don haka ba a ba da shawarar amfani da ruwan cherry a kowanne lokaci ba – ya fi dacewa a lokacin da ake bukatar dawowa nan da nan (misali, bayan gagarumin tseren).

Yadda Ake Amfani Da Shi

  • Matsakaicin shan – Kofuna biyu na 8 fl oz (kowanne 240 mL) a rana, sau ɗaya safe da sau ɗaya yamma.
  • Lokaci – Farawa kwanaki 5 kafin gagarumin aiki, ci gaba a ranar tseren, sannan a ci gaba da shan har awanni 48 bayan tseren.
  • Carbohydrate – Kwalba ɗaya na da 32 g carbs; idan kana ƙidaya adadin carbs na abincin ka, ka lura da wannan ƙara.
  • Waɗanda za su amfana – ‘Yan wasa na nishaɗi da masu ɗagawa da ke fuskantar gagarumin aiki guda (tseren marathon, gasa mai tsawo, ko ƙara horo mai tsanani). Za su iya cin gajiyar dawowar ƙarfi da raguwar alamun kumburi.
  • Waɗanda ba za su amfana ba – Waɗanda ke neman rage radadin ciwon tsoka (CK, LDH ba su ragu ba) ko waɗanda ke ƙin karin carbs, da masu da ke da yanayin lafiya da ke buƙatar shawarwarin likita kafin su fara shan wani sinadari.

Gaba ɗaya

Hanyoyin amfani da ruwan tart cherry na da tushe na kimiyya, amma ba su kai ga “maganin sihiri” ba. A cikin ‘yan marathon 20, ruwan cherry ya haifar da:

  • Dawowar isometric strength (P = 0.024)
  • Rage IL‑6 (P < 0.001), CRP (P < 0.01) da uric acid (P < 0.05)
  • Kara TAS da kusan 10 %
  • Rage TBARS a awanni 48 (P < 0.05)

A gefe guda, ba a sami canji mai ma’ana a CK, LDH ko jin ciwon tsoka ba. Don haka ruwan cherry ya fi dacewa da gasa guda ko dawowar gaggawa, ba da magani na yau da kullum ba.

Source: Howatson G, et al. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2010;20(6):843‑852. PubMed | DOI

Original study

Read the original research on pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov →

This article summarizes published research for general information. It is not medical advice.

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