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Trial reportJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2021

Blueberry supplementation reduces the blood lactate response to running in normobaric hypoxia but has no effect on performance in recreational runners.

Jason P Brandenburg, Luisa V Giles

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jason P BrandenburgDepartment of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology, University of the Fraser Valley, 45190 Caen Avenue, BC, V2R 0N3, Chilliwack, Canada. jason.brandenburg@ufv.ca.
Luisa V GilesDepartment of Kinesiology, School of Kinesiology, University of the Fraser Valley, 45190 Caen Avenue, BC, V2R 0N3, Chilliwack, Canada.
University of the Fraser Valley · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBlueberries are concentrated with anthocyanins possessing antioxidant properties. As these properties counter fatigue, blueberry supplementation may improve performance and recovery, particularly in hypoxia, where oxidative stress is elevated.

methodsThis study examined the effects of blueberry supplementation on running performance, physiological responses, and recovery in normobaric hypoxia. Eleven experienced runners completed a 30-minute time-trial (TT) in normobaric hypoxia (%O

resultsNo significant differences were observed in the distance run during the TT, HR, SaO

conclusionsFour days of blueberry supplementation did not alter running performance or cardiovascular and perceptual responses in normobaric hypoxia. Supplementation lowered the blood lactate response to running, however, the significance of this finding is uncertain given the absence of an ergogenic effect.

Indexed as

Blueberry PlantsDietary SupplementsAdultAnthocyaninsAthletic PerformanceBiomarkersCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodExercise TestFemaleHeart RateHumansHypoxiaLactic AcidMaleOxidative StressAnthocyaninsBiomarkersLactic AcidOxygenPerformance-Enhancing SubstancesAltitudeAnthocyaninsEnduranceNutritionPolyphenolsRunning

Identifiers

PMID33781280
PMCPMC8008513
OpenAlexW3149348573

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