New Zealand Blackcurrant Extract Improves High-Intensity Intermittent Running

Synopsis: 

  • CurraNZ blackcurrant extract improved distance covered during sprints by 10.6%, or 411m (mean)
  • 1 in 3 subjects improved more than 15%.
  • A trend towards higher lactate at exhaustion
  • Participants showed increased lactate clearance up to 30 minutes post exercise, showing improved recovery

Paper published in the International Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

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