ArticleInternational journal of preventive medicine2013
Effect of eight weeks of quercetin supplementation on exercise performance, muscle damage and body muscle in male badminton players.
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- Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Effects of Quercetin and Citrulline on Nitric Oxide Metabolites and Antioxidant Biomarkers in Trained Cyclists.Nutrients · 2025Trial
- The effect of quercetin and citrulline on cycling time trial performance.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Trial
- Advances in polyphenol-based strategies for musculoskeletal recovery and exercise rehabilitation in cancer: Mechanistic insights into Wnt/β-catenin and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways and inflammatory markers.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Review
- Antioxidants and Exercise Performance: Focus on Mediterranean Diet.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Polyphenols and post-exercise muscle damage: a comprehensive review of literature.European journal of medical research · 2025Review
- Antioxidants and Sports Performance.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Quercetin in Sports and Exercise: A review.International journal of exercise science · 2023Review
- Molecular targets of exercise mimetics and their natural activators.BMB reports · 2021Review
- Profiling of Phenolic Compounds and Triterpene Acids of Twelve Apple (Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Synergistic effects of quercetin and regular exercise on the recovery of spatial memory and reduction of parameters of oxidative stress in animal model of Alzheimer's disease.EXCLI journal · 2020Article
- Quercetin, a Promising Clinical Candidate for The Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019Article
- Impact of Dietary Antioxidants on Sport Performance: A Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2015Review
- The Quercetin Paradox, Evaluation of its Therapeutic Efficacy as a Nutraceutical in Clinical Trials: Evidence and Speculation.Dose-response : a publication of International Hormesis SocietyArticle
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundQuercetin is a bioflavonoid which occurs in many food items. Some previous studies on quercetin showed inconsistent results on exercise performance, muscle damage and body muscle in athletes. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of eight weeks of quercetin supplementation on exercise performance, muscle damage indices and body muscle in badminton players.
methodsThis placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 26 badminton players for eight weeks. The subjects were randomly assigned to one of two groups to receive quercetin (1000 mg) or placebo (1000 mg dextrose). VO2 and time to exhaustion (TTE) for measuring performance and body fat percentage (BFP) were measured before and after intervention. Plasma sample swere obtained for the determination of plasma lactate before and after intervention.
resultsLactate concentration, body fat percentage and VO2 max did not show any significant difference (P > 0/05) after eight weeks of supplementation with placebo and quercetin between two groups and within one group. There was a significant increase in TTE after intervention in the quercetin group (P < 0/05) but a significant change was not observed in the placebo group (P > 0/05).
conclusionsThe current study shows that intake of quercetin may improve endurance exercise performance but may not reduce the body fat percentage.
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