Effect of a Honey-Sweetened Beverage on Muscle Soreness and Recovery
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A study found that consuming a honey-sweetened beverage may help alleviate muscle soreness and aid in recovery after exercise, sparking discussion on the potential benefits of honey as a natural recovery aid.
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m463
3 months ago
would be interesting to compare to other sweeteners, like sucrose, fructose, alcohol? etc
jerlam
3 months ago
Probably has little to do with honey specifically, and more about eating/drinking something that has calories that your body consumes during and after exercise.
unstyledcontent
3 months ago
How is this even science? What does this experiment prove? Artificial sweetener does not have calories.
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