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Paraxanthine da Caffeine: Haɗin da Ya Yi Nasara, da Mai Ceton Barci

Dr. Gymbro · · 4 min read

Paraxanthine da Caffeine: Haɗin da Ya Yi Nasara, da Mai Ceton Barci

Paraxanthine, babban metabolite na caffeine, an gwada shi kai tsaye da caffeine a kan maza 14 masu horon rowing. Haɗin 200 mg na kowannensu ya doke placebo a tseren mita 2000, amma tasirinsa ƙanana ne (d = 0.30). Babu ɗayan sinadaran da ya nuna ƙaruwa a aikin su kai kaɗai. Paraxanthine kaɗai, duk da haka, ya fi daɗaɗɗa ga barcin da ake samu bayan horo. Ga lambobin, iyakoki, da waɗanda za su iya amfana da wannan.

Menene Paraxanthine, Kuma Me Ya Sa Ya Mahimmanci?

Lokacin da ka sha kofi, hanta na sauya yawancin caffeine zuwa paraxanthine. Wannan shine babban metabolite, kuma ana tunanin yana ba da gudunmawa ga tasirin ƙarfafa da kake ji. Ana kuma sayar da shi a matsayin kari, wadda ake tallatawa a matsayin "mai laushi" ga caffeine.

Tallan ba ya bi da hujjojin kimiyya da suka dace. Masu binciken da suka jagoranci aikin, Bingol Diedhiou da tawagarsa, sun nuna cewa ba a tantance tasirin paraxanthine a kan aikin motsa jiki da barci a cikin ‘yan wasa ba yadda ya kamata. Wannan shine gwaji na farko da ke ƙoƙarin cike wannan gibi.

Yadda Gwajin Ya Gudana

Gwajin an tsara shi ne a matsayin randomized, double‑blind, crossover – tsarin da ke ba da ƙarfi a binciken ƙananan ƙungiyoyi, tunda kowanne ɗan wasa ya zama kansa a matsayin maganin kansa.

  • Masu shiga: maza 14 masu horon rowing a matakin jami’a, matsakaicin shekaru 21.6 ± 1.9, da kusan shekaru 2.2 ± 1 na ƙwarewa a wasan.
  • Gwaji: tseren mita 2000 a kan ergometer.
  • Yanayi huɗu: caffeine + paraxanthine, caffeine + placebo, paraxanthine + placebo, da placebo kaɗai. An ba da kowane sinadari 200 mg.
  • Abubuwan da aka auna: lokacin ƙarewa, matsakaicin ƙarfin aiki, yawan bugun zuciya, da ƙimar barci da gajiya a ranar horon.
  • Bincike: repeated‑measures ANOVA tare da Bonferroni post‑hoc tests.

Sakamakon Babba: Haɗin Ya Yi Nasara

Idan aka kwatanta da placebo, haɗin 200 mg caffeine + 200 mg paraxanthine ya haifar da saurin kammala tseren mita 2000 tare da ƙarfin matsakaici mafi girma (p = 0.044; Cohen’s d = 0.30).

Wannan sakamakon na da ma’ana ta ƙididdiga, amma ba zai juya wasan ba – d = 0.30 ƙanana ne. Ba a bayyana adadin dakikokin da aka ƙara ba, don haka kada ka ɗauki wannan a matsayin tabbacin ƙara lokaci ga ka.

Abin Mamaki: Babu Sinadari da Ya Nuna Nasara Da Kansa

Wannan shi ne ɓangaren da jaridu ke yawan watsawa. Caffeine kaɗai da paraxanthine kaɗai ba su nuna hujjar ingantaccen ƙara aiki a wannan samfurin. Sakamakon ya kusanto placebo, amma ba shi da ƙarfi da zai sa a kira su nasara.

Masu binciken sun kammala da cewa paraxanthine kaɗai bai ba da ƙwarewar ergogenic a 200 mg ba. Haɗin ne ya fito fili. Tunda ‘yan wasa 14 ne kawai, ƙila ƙididdiga ba su da ƙarfin da zai gano tasiri ƙanana daga kowane sinadari. “Ba mu da muhimmanci” ba yana nufin “ba ya aiki”.

Juyin Barci

Yanayin da ke ɗauke da caffeine ya haifar da raɗaɗi a barci. Paraxanthine kaɗai ya nuna sakamakon da ya fi alheri a bangaren barci.

Masu binciken sun bayyana paraxanthine a matsayin ƙarin jurewa (tolerance) fiye da ƙara aiki. Wannan na da muhimmanci ga masu horo da dare, inda stimulant na gaba zai iya rushe barcin da ke biyo baya. Gwajin bai nuna cewa paraxanthine yana inganta barci ba; ya nuna kawai ba ya cutar da barci kamar yadda caffeine ke yi.

Iyakoki Da Ba Za a Iya Watsarwa Ba

  • Ƙananan samfur: mutane 14, duk maza matasa masu horon rowing. Ba lallai sakamakon ya shafi mata, tsofaffi, ko wasanni daban‑daban ba.
  • Tasiri ƙanana: d = 0.30 ƙanana ne, p = 0.044 yana kan iyaka.
  • Kashi na sinadari ɗaya ba su da muhimmanci: babu hujja a kan ko ɗayan zai yi aiki shi kaɗai a wannan kima.
  • Matsayin barci: ba a yi amfani da na’urorin auna ainihin barci kamar polysomnography ba, don haka ba a tantance ainihin tsarin barci ba.
  • Kima ɗaya kawai: masu bincike sun bukaci ƙarin gwaje‑gwaje na dose‑response.
  • Tsawon lokaci ƙanƙanta: ba a tattauna amfanin dogon lokaci ko tsaron lafiya ba.

Masu binciken sun bayyana babu wani rikicin sha’awa (adverse events).

Abubuwan Da Za a Iya Amfani Da Su A Aiki

Kima: Gwajin ya yi amfani da 200 mg na kowane sinadari. Kada ka ɗauki wannan a matsayin shawarar ƙara fiye da abin da kake sha yanzu. Haɗa 200 mg caffeine da 200 mg paraxanthine na ƙara yawan stimulant, don haka ka tabbatar da juriya da kake da shi kafin ka yi amfani.

Lokaci: Takaitaccen labarin bai fayyace lokacin da ake ba da maganin ba kafin motsa jiki, don haka ka bi umarnin samfur kuma ka gwada a horo, ba a ranar gasar ba. Idan kana horo da daddare, ka tuna cewa paraxanthine kaɗai yana ba da fifiko a bangaren barci fiye da waɗanda ke ɗauke da caffeine.

Wadanda Zasu Amfana:

  • ‘Yan wasa da ke horo da yamma kuma suke son rage tasirin caffeine a barci.
  • Mutanen da ke da hauhawar jin caffeine sosai (sensitivity) kuma ke samun jijjiga ko barci mara kyau daga kima na al’ada.
  • ‘Yan wasa masu jurewa dogon lokaci da ke son gwada haɗin, muddin sun fahimci cewa hujja na kan farawa.

Wadanda Ya Kamata Su Guje Ko Su Yi Hankali:

  • Mutanen da ke da cutar zuciya, hawan jini mai ƙarfi, damuwa, ko ciki, sai likita ya amince.
  • Mutanen da ke riga suna amfani da sinadaran stimulant da dama.
  • Duk wanda ke tsammanin samun babban ƙara a aiki; tasirin nan ya kasance ƙanana.

Kammalawa

Karanta sakamakon a matsayin rabo biyu. Caffeine da paraxanthine suna ba da mafi kyawun aikin rowing idan aka kwatanta da placebo, yayin da paraxanthine kaɗai ya nuna zaɓi mafi alheri ga barci. Babu sinadari guda ɗaya da ya tabbatar da ƙara aiki a kan kansa. Wannan jagora ne mai alƙawari, ba amsa ta ƙarshe ba, don haka ana buƙatar manyan gwaje‑gwaje da ke bin diddigin barci na zahiri.

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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