Tart cherries 'aid muscle repair'
Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Tart cherries could aid recovery from muscle damage, scientists have said.
Research from the London South Bank University in the UK, found that tart cherries could help athletes' recover faster from an intense training session.
Ten trained athletes were given tart cherry juice concentrate twice per day for the week leading up to and two days after a extensive round of strength training.
It was found that the athletes' recovery after the cherry juice concentrate was much faster than when they drank the juice lacking in the same phytonutrient content of cherry juice.
Although some muscle damage is to be expected when doing exercise you are not used to, one expert has said that too much could impede ability to train.
Dr Joanna Bowtell explained that it is important for individuals to attain the right balance because too much muscle damage could put them off exercising for good.
"It's not all bad news though as this is part of the adaptation process in the muscle and shows that the training is working," she explained.
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