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Trial reportNutrients2021

Consumption of New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract Improves Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Non-Resistance Trained Men and Women: A Double-Blind Randomised Trial.

Julie E A Hunt, Mariana O C Coelho, Sean Buxton, Rachel Butcher, Daniel Foran, Daniel Rowland, William Gurton, Heather Macrae, Louise Jones, Kyle S Gapper and 2 more

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Trial report in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Julie E A HuntDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
Mariana O C CoelhoDepartment of Sport and Health Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter EX1 2LU, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6994-2002
Sean BuxtonSENPRO, Institute of Performance Nutrition, London W1W 7LT, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8289-1692
Rachel ButcherDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
Daniel ForanDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
Daniel RowlandEnvironmental Medicine and Science, Institute of Naval Medicine, Gosport PO12 2DL, UK.
William GurtonDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-9548-5968
Heather MacraeDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
Louise JonesDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
Kyle S GapperDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.
Ralph J F MandersDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0199-2120
David G KingDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1414-1851
University of Surrey · GBRoyal Hospital Haslar · GBUniversity of Exeter · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBlackcurrant is rich in anthocyanins that may protect against exercise-induced muscle damage (EIMD) and facilitate a faster recovery of muscle function. We examined the effects of New Zealand blackcurrant (NZBC) extract on indices of muscle damage and recovery following a bout of strenuous isokinetic resistance exercise.

methodsUsing a double-blind, randomised, placebo controlled, parallel design, twenty-seven healthy participants received either a 3 g·day

resultsConsumption of NZBC extract resulted in faster recovery of baseline MVC (

conclusionsConsumption of NZBC extract prior to and following a bout of eccentric exercise attenuates muscle damage and improves functional recovery. These findings are of practical importance in recreationally active and potentially athletic populations, who may benefit from accelerated recovery following EIMD.

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FruitMuscle ContractionRibesAdultBiomarkersCreatine Kinase, MM FormDouble-Blind MethodEnglandFemaleHumansMaleMuscle, SkeletalMyalgiaPain MeasurementPlant ExtractsRecovery of FunctionBiomarkersCreatine Kinase, MM FormPlant Extractsanthocyaninexercise-induced muscle damageNew Zealand blackcurrantoxidative stressrecovery

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PMID34445035
PMCPMC8399782
OpenAlexW3193299379

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