Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2023
Effects of protein-carbohydrate vs. carbohydrate alone supplementation on immune inflammation markers in endurance athletes: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02954367 (Effects of Meat Protein Administration on Body Composition, Strength, Immunological, Microbiota and Haematological Markers in Endurance Athletes), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Effects of Meat Protein Administration on Body Composition, Strength, Immunological, Microbiota and Haematological Markers in Endurance Athletes
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Immune System as a Biosensor of Health and Athletic Performance.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Review
- A U-shaped dose-response of carbohydrate-protein supplementation on rowing performance.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Systemic immune-inflammation index combined with pediatric appendicitis score in assessing the severity and prognosis for paediatric appendicitis.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThe impact of ingesting carbohydrates alone or combined with proteins to support exercise immune adaptation in endurance athletes is scarcely investigated. The present study compares the effect of ingesting a combined protein-carbohydrate supplement vs. a carbohydrate-only supplement post-workout on immune inflammation markers following a 10 week periodized endurance training program in well-trained athletes.
methodsTwenty-five men completed the study after being randomly assigned to one of the following intervention groups: combined protein-carbohydrate (PRO-CHO n = 12, 31 ± 9 years, [Formula: see text]O
resultsPost-intervention, significant increases were observed for CHO group only for the three inflammatory markers: NLR (p = 0.050, d = 0.58), PLR (p = 0.041, d = 0.60), and SII (p = 0.004, d = 0.81) but not for PRO-CHO (p > 0.05).
conclusionIngesting a post-workout protein-carbohydrate combined beverage promoted a more favourable immune status than carbohydrate-only ingestion by attenuating cellular inflammation over a 10 week training period in endurance male athletes.
trial registrationThe study was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov with the following ID: NCT02954367. The study was registered by 3 November 2016.
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