Watermelon Helps Soothe Aching Muscles

Watermelon Helps Soothe Aching Muscles

Watermelon Helps Soothe Aching Muscles

Healthy Food and Human Growth Hormone

l-Citrulline, an amino acid shown in previous studies to reduce muscle soreness, is found abundantly in watermelons, as well as certain squashes, cucumbers, and other melons.  Martha P. Tarazona-Díaz, from the  Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena  (Spain), and colleagues administered 500 mL of natural watermelon juice (containing 1.17 g of l-Citrulline), enriched watermelon juice (4.83 g of l-Citrulline plus 1.17 g naturally occurring), or a control beverage, to seven healthy university-age sports science students (average age 22.7 years).

Watermelon Helps Soothe Aching Muscles

Whereas neither juice form improved pedaling cadence, heart rate, or perceived exertion, both juice forms reduced muscle soreness 24-hours post-exercise.  The study authors report that: “watermelon juices helped to reduce the recovery heart rate and muscle soreness after 24 h.”

From: http://www.worldhealth.net/news/watermelon-helps-soothe-aching-muscles/