Tart Cherry Juice Reduces Upper Respiratory Tract Symptoms in Runners
Posted by Country Ovens, Ltd on Aug 2nd 2019
New study: Tart cherry juice reduced post-race respiratory tract symptoms after a marathon
An article written on NCBI, US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, the first study that provides encouraging evidence of the potential role of Montmorency cherries in reducing the development of URTS post-Marathon possibly caused by exercise-induced hyperventilation trauma, and/or other infectious and non-infectious factors.
Prolonged exercise, such as marathon running, has been associated with an increase in respiratory mucosal inflammation. The aim of this pilot study was to examine the effects of Montmorency cherry juice on markers of stress, immunity and inflammation following a Marathon.
