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science research

La caffeina pre‑allenamento irrigidisce le arterie; la polvere di barbabietola la neutralizza

BY DR. GYMBRO ·

Un nuovo studio crossover randomizzato ha mostrato che una dose di caffeina pari a 6 mg/kg, tipica dei pre‑workout, aumenta i marker di rigidità arteriosa entro 2,5 ore. L’assunzione contemporanea di una polvere di barbabietola contenente 400 mg di nitrati riporta questi marker ai livelli del placebo. Pressione sanguigna e funzione endoteliale non sono cambiati, quindi si tratta di un effetto sottile, non di un allarme. Lo studio, però, ha coinvolto solo 24 giovani adulti sani e una singola dose, lasciando molte incognite sul lungo periodo e su soggetti più anziani o ipertesi. Ecco cosa mostrano i dati, cosa non mostrano, e come interpretarli se usi la caffeina prima di allenarti.

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