Etudes scientifiques

Sports Nutrition

 Pycnogenol for Sports Nutrition

Bibliography

Pycnogenol^® increases human endurance during exercise by 21% providing antioxidant reserves.
Pavlovic, P. (1999)Improved endurance by use of antioxidants.European Bulletin of Drug Research, 7 (2): 26-29.

Pycnogenol^® reduces muscular pain and cramps in athletes and in patients with chronic venous insufficiency, diabetes or poor circulation in the legs.
Vinciguerra, G., Belcaro G., Cesarone, M.R., Rohdewald P., Stuard, S., Ricci, A., Di Renzo A., Hosoi, M., Dugall, M., Ledda, A., Cacchio M., Acerbi, G., Fano, F. (2006)Cramps and Muscular Pain: Prevention with Pycnogenol^® in Normal Subjects, Venous Patients, Athletes, Claudicants and in Diabetic Microangiopathy.Angiology 57(3): 331-339.

Pycnogenol^® stimulates Human Growth Hormone (HGH) secretion in vitro thousand times more effectively than other natural compounds. Treatment with HGH increases muscle mass and decreases fat mass.
Buz'Zard, A.R., Peng, Q. and Lau, B.H.S.(2002)Kyolic and Pycnogenol^® increase human growth hormone secretion in genetically-engineered keratinocytes.Growth hormone & IGF Research, 12: 34-40

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