Drinking Hydrogen Water Enhances Endurance and Relieves Psychometric Fatigue: Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study.

Drinking Hydrogen Water Enhances Endurance and Relieves Psychometric Fatigue: Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study. Can J Physiol Pharmacol. 2019 Jun 28;: Authors: Mikami T, Tano K, Lee H, Lee H, Park J, Ohta F, LeBaron TW, Ohta S Abstract Acute physical exercise increases reactive oxygen species in skeletal muscle, leading to tissue damage and fatigue. Molecular hydrogen (H2) acts as a therapeutic antioxidant directly or indirectly by inducing anti-oxidative enzymes. Here, we examined the effects of drinking H2 water (H2-infused water) on psychometric fatigue and endurance capacity in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled fashion. In experiment 1 all participants drank only placebo water in the first cycle ergometer exercise session, and for comparison they drank either H2 water or placebo water 30 min before exercise in the second examination. In these healthy non-trained participants (n=99), psychometric fatigue judged by visual analogue scales (VAS) was significantly decreased in the H2 group after mild exercise. When each group was divided into two subgroups, the subgroup with higher VAS values was more sensitive to the effect of H2. In experiment 2, trained participants (n=60) were subjected to moderate exercise by cycle ergometer in a similar way as in experiment 1, but exercise was performed 10 min after drinking H2 water. Endurance and fatigue were significantly improved in the H2 group as judged by ma...
Source: Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tags: Can J Physiol Pharmacol Source Type: research