Curcumin reduced muscle fatigue, soreness, and inflammation after exercise training. In this study, 28 middle and high school male and female athletes, average age 17, took 1.5 grams of curcumin per day, or took no treatment.
After 12 weeks of daily exercise training, muscle fatigue and soreness scores decreased for curcumin while increasing for the no-treatment group compared to scores at the start of the training. Also, inflammatory factors creatine kinase and malondialdehyde decreased for curcumin while increasing in the no-treatment group.
Doctors said curcumin reduced muscle fatigue, soreness, and limited muscle damage and inflammation after exercise, and suggest using curcumin in regular training of adolescent athletes.
REFERENCE: FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION; JANUARY 2023, VOL. 9, ARTICLE NO. 1078108
