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SPORT-FIT
STAYING FIT FOR LIFE
Eat & Drink to a healthier Fit Body:
By: Cynthia Sass
Fitness Foods to Help You Get in Shape
Faster
Tart cherries to fight pain and regain strength:
At the University of Vermont's Human Performance
Laboratory, researchers asked men to drink either 12
ounces of a tart cherry juice blend or a placebo twice
daily for eight days. On the fourth day of the study,
the athletes completed a strenuous strength-training
routine. Two weeks later, the opposite beverage was
provided, and the training was repeated. Scientists
found that the cherry juice had a significant effect on
pain reduction. In addition, strength loss averaged
22% in the placebo group compared to just 4% in the
cherry group. Fresh tart cherries are only in season in
late summer, but frozen and dried options are
becoming easier to find, as is 100% tart cherry juice.
