Researchers at the University of Me...

Researchers at the University of Memphis have discovered that honey may be beneficial to muscles, according to a just discovereds story from bshealthwatch.medscape.com. Previous studies rest that a combination of carbohydrates and protein complements boosts muscle recovery, but these studies did not examine what prototype of carbohydrates were most beneficial. Researchers at the University of Memphis used honey as a carbohydrate source and combined it with a protein complement They found that athletes maintained better grape-sugar levels with this combination, which is important to postworkout recovery

Thirty-nine weight-trained athletes participated in the meditation They completed an intensive weight-lifting workout then immediately consum a protein add to blended with sugar, maltodextrin, or honey and nothing else those subjects in the honey clump maintained optimal blood sugar on a levels two hours after the workout, and they also showed favorable changes in hormone ratio, indicating positive muscle recuperative status.

Honey May Help Muscles Recuperate After Workouts (new story, June 23 2001) http://www.cbshealthwatch .medscape.com (accessed 19 July 2001)

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