Effects of natural polyphenol-rich pomegranate juice on the acute and delayed response of Homocysteine and steroidal hormones following weightlifting exercises: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

• Main Authors: Achraf Ammar (Author), MounaTurki (Author), Khaled Trabelsi (Author), Nicola Luigi Bragazzi (Author), Omar Boukhris (Author), Mohamed Bouaziz (Author), Fatma Ayadi (Author), Kais El Abed (Author), Tarak Driss (Author), Nizar Souissi (Author), Hamdi Chtourou (Author), Stephen J. Bailey (Author), Anita Hoekelmann (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Maximal strength-speed exercise is a powerful stimulus to acutely increase concentrations of circulating steroid hormones and homocysteine [Hcy]. There is some evidence that antioxidant beverages rich in polyphenols can attenuate [Hcy] levels and modulate endocrine responses in favor of a...