WASHINGTON, Jan 19:
A supplement specially prepared by blending minerals and nutrients may boost performance in women and help them run faster, a study claims.
Women who took the supplement for a month saw their three-mile run times drop by almost a minute, according to researchers from The Ohio State University in the US.
They also saw improvements in distance covered in 25 minutes on a stationary bike and a third test in which they stepped on and off a bench, the researchers said.
The study of young women, published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, compared the performance of those who took the supplement with a control group that took a placebo.
The minerals in the study included forms of iron, copper and zinc along with two other nutrients – carnitine (derived from an amino acid) and phosphatidylserine (made up of fatty acids and amino acids). Participants were recreational athletes 18 to 30 years old who had regularly done aerobic exercise at least two to three hours a week for six months. They also had to be runners. (PTI)
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