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Effect of acute watermelon juice supplementation on post-submaximal exercise heart rate recovery, blood lactate, blood pressure, blood glucose and
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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 161272" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p><strong>Effect of acute watermelon juice supplementation on post-submaximal exercise heart rate recovery, blood lactate, blood pressure, blood glucose and muscle soreness in healthy non-athletic men and women </strong></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>ABSTRACT </strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a single pre-exercise dose of watermelon juice on submaximal post-exercise heart rate (HR) recovery, blood lactate (BL), blood pressure (BP), blood glucose (BG), and muscle soreness in healthy adults.</span></strong> In a randomised crossover design, 27 healthy non-athletic participants (13 males/14 females) consumed 355 mL of watermelon juice, Gatorade, sugar water, or water. HR and BL were significantly higher post-exercise, and both watermelon juice and sugar water increased postprandial BG. However, there were no significant differences among the supplements in HR recovery, BL, or post-exercise muscle soreness. Watermelon juice prevented increased post-exercise systolic and diastolic BP in females, but not in males. More research is warranted to examine the effect of sex on the efficacy of watermelon consumption for controlling BP.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]8505[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">*</span> 355 ml watermelon juice provided <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">780 mg </span>L-citrulline</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Conclusion </strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>The significant finding of this study is that an acute single dose of watermelon juice as a pre-exercise supplement prevented increased post-exercise BP in females without altering BP in males.</strong></span> <strong>In female subjects, post-exercise SBP and DBP increased significantly from baseline with water, sugar water, and Gatorade,</strong> <span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong>but not with watermelon juice.</strong></span> <span style="color: rgb(44, 130, 201)"><strong>Watermelon juice did not significantly affect exercise performance, blood lactate levels, or post-exercise muscle soreness in either males or females.</strong></span><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)"><strong> These results support the ability of watermelon juice to prevent a post-exercise increase in BP in healthy non-athletic females.</strong></span> Additional research is needed to determine the mechanisms responsible for the influence of sex on the relationship between beverage type and BP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 161272, member: 13851"] [B]Effect of acute watermelon juice supplementation on post-submaximal exercise heart rate recovery, blood lactate, blood pressure, blood glucose and muscle soreness in healthy non-athletic men and women [/B] [B]ABSTRACT [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]The objective of this study was to determine the effects of a single pre-exercise dose of watermelon juice on submaximal post-exercise heart rate (HR) recovery, blood lactate (BL), blood pressure (BP), blood glucose (BG), and muscle soreness in healthy adults.[/COLOR][/B] In a randomised crossover design, 27 healthy non-athletic participants (13 males/14 females) consumed 355 mL of watermelon juice, Gatorade, sugar water, or water. HR and BL were significantly higher post-exercise, and both watermelon juice and sugar water increased postprandial BG. However, there were no significant differences among the supplements in HR recovery, BL, or post-exercise muscle soreness. Watermelon juice prevented increased post-exercise systolic and diastolic BP in females, but not in males. More research is warranted to examine the effect of sex on the efficacy of watermelon consumption for controlling BP. [ATTACH=full]8505[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]*[/COLOR] 355 ml watermelon juice provided [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]780 mg [/COLOR]L-citrulline[/B] [B]Conclusion [/B] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]The significant finding of this study is that an acute single dose of watermelon juice as a pre-exercise supplement prevented increased post-exercise BP in females without altering BP in males.[/B][/COLOR] [B]In female subjects, post-exercise SBP and DBP increased significantly from baseline with water, sugar water, and Gatorade,[/B] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B]but not with watermelon juice.[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)][B]Watermelon juice did not significantly affect exercise performance, blood lactate levels, or post-exercise muscle soreness in either males or females.[/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B] These results support the ability of watermelon juice to prevent a post-exercise increase in BP in healthy non-athletic females.[/B][/COLOR] Additional research is needed to determine the mechanisms responsible for the influence of sex on the relationship between beverage type and BP. [/QUOTE]
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