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New Study Suggests Honey May Increase Recuperation After Workouts.
Issue: June 22, 2000

Natural Sweetener May Be an Ideal Complement to Protein Supplements

ORLANDO, Fla., June 22 /PRNewswire/ --

A research study presented today at the annual National Strength and Conditioning Association meeting suggests that combining honey with a protein supplement may boost post-workout recuperation and favor better blood sugar maintenance after exercise. Protein supplements are widely used to increase one's intake of dietary protein, which increases among individuals engaged in intense activities such as weight training, running, step aerobics and many competitive sports. Previous studies have shown that a combination of carbohydrates with a protein supplement can boost muscle energy recuperation and may favor better response to training.

"We were pleased to find that powdered honey promoted favorable changes in post-exercise markers of metabolism equal to that of the current standard, maltodextrin," says Dr. Richard Kreider, lead investigator of the study and Director of the Exercise and Sport Nutrition Laboratory at the University of Memphis. "We also found that the group receiving honey as the carbohydrate source did not display the typical drop in blood sugar 60 minutes after taking the other forms of carbohydrates. These findings support our previous study on honey."

The current study involved a group of 39 weight trained athletes both male and female. Subjects underwent an intensive weight lifting workout and then immediately consumed a protein supplement blended with either sugar, maltodextrin or honey as the carbohydrate source. Only the honey group maintained optimal blood sugar levels throughout the two hours following the workout. Additionally, subjects taking honey showed favorable changes in a hormone ratio that indicates a positive muscle recuperative state. "Our data suggest that honey functions well in all of the aspects associated with post-workout recuperation and energy repletion. In addition, honey appears to stand out as perhaps a better source of carbohydrate to ingest with post-workout protein supplements. These findings support our previous study presented at the annual Experimental Biology meeting in April," added Dr. Kreider. "In addition to promoting muscle recuperation and glycogen [carbohydrates stored in muscle] restoration, honey-protein combinations also seem well suited to sustain favorable blood sugar concentrations after training."

This study is the second of a series of studies funded by the National Honey Board at the University of Memphis Exercise and Sport Nutrition Laboratory. Located in Longmont, CO, the National Honey Board is a non-profit organization that develops research and consumer information programs to increase the demand for honey. The study was done in collaboration with IMAGINutrition, a nutritional research and technology think tank located in Aptos, CA.

COPYRIGHT 2000 PR Newswire Association, Inc.

COPYRIGHT 2000 Gale Group
 
Very Bad & Very Old Study

Let's consider these factors before using honey:

1) The study was lead by Kreider, a well known performance nutrition scientist. Also well known for selling-out to the highest bidder.

2) "This study is the second of a series of studies funded by the National Honey Board" & "the National Honey Board is a non-profit organization that develops research and consumer information programs to increase the demand for honey."

This may sound subjective, but I honest think honey isn't good for bodybuilders.
 
I'm registered with Medline.com, but I have a subscriptions to an assortment of journals.

If you have no life like me, the journals are ideal. But the web will have the most current info. Check out pubmed or search every journal name and register for updates, but it really depends on what you're looking for.
 
>>Additionally, subjects taking honey showed favorable changes in a hormone ratio that indicates a positive muscle recuperative state. <<

what do you figure this is, cortisol-to-Testosterone ratio?
 
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