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Una capsula di funghi ha aumentato il VO2max del 14,8 % — ma c'è un grosso limite

BY DR. GYMBRO ·

Una capsula di funghi, 40 giorni di assunzione e un incremento del VO2max del 14,8 % suonano quasi troppo belli per essere veri. In un nuovo studio pubblicato su *Antioxidants* 50 giovani atleti maschi hanno assunto 320 mg al giorno di un estratto multi‑funghi ricco di beta‑glucani, passando da 46,26 a 53,12 mL/kg/min. Il problema è che lo studio non prevedeva gruppo placebo, né randomizzazione, né cieco, e gli atleti hanno continuato ad allenarsi. Gli esperimenti cellulari su cardiomiociti di ratto suggeriscono un legame con l'ipossia, ma hanno testato composti singoli, non la capsula. Ecco cosa è stato davvero dimostrato, cosa resta incerto e a chi conviene prestare più attenzione.

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