Athletic Performance Improved With Baking Soda Supplementation in Diet

A study has outlined that dietary supplementation with sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) before an important athletic event can give a boost to performance.

A randomized, controlled trial found that those players who received the supplement showed no decline in skilled tennis performance after a simulated match.

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Chen-Kang Chang from the National Taiwan College of Physical Education, Taiwan, worked with a team of researchers to carry out the study.

"We found that sodium bicarbonate supplementation can prevent the fatigue-induced decline in skilled tennis performance seen during matches," Chang said.

"The service and forehand ground stroke consistency was maintained after a simulated match in the bicarbonate trial. On the other hand, these consistency scores were decreased after the match in the placebo trial," he said.

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The nine players in the study were randomly assigned to receive either bicarbonate or placebo drinks. They then took part in a tennis skills test before and after a simulated match.

The skills test measured the accuracy and consistency of service and forehand and backhand ground stroke to both sides of the court.

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Source-ANI

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