Two-week continuous supplementation of hydrogenrich water increases peak oxygen uptake during an incremental cycling exercise test in healthy humans: a randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled study.
Amane Hori, Sayaka Sobue, Ryosuke Kurokawa, Shin-Ichi Hirano, Masatoshi Ichihara, Norio Hotta · Medical gas research · 2020
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H2HUBB TAKEAWAY
In In this randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled experimental study, the participants performed an incremental cycling exercise to measure peak oxygen uptake and peak load before and after a sin, although supplementation of H₂ has been reported to increase mitochondrial metabolism in animal studies, the effects of the administration of H₂ on aerobic capacity during exercise in humans are still not clear. These findings add human evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential to influence exercise performance and recovery.
What the Findings Mean
H2HUBB reviewed how hydrogen-rich water affected the outcomes measured in In this randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled experimental study, the participants performed an incremental cycling exercise to measure peak oxygen uptake and peak load before and after a sin. Although supplementation of H₂ has been reported to increase mitochondrial metabolism in animal studies, the effects of the administration of H₂ on aerobic capacity during exercise in humans are still not clear.
What the Researchers Studied
The researchers studied In this randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled experimental study, the participants performed an incremental cycling exercise to measure peak oxygen uptake and peak load before and after a sin. The study used a randomized, placebo-controlled human clinical trial. The comparison condition was placebo.
What Effects Did Molecular Hydrogen Have?
Although supplementation of H₂ has been reported to increase mitochondrial metabolism in animal studies, the effects of the administration of H₂ on aerobic capacity during exercise in humans are still not clear. The authors concluded that, the continuous supplementation of HW potentially augments the aerobic capacity, implying that continuous supplementation of H₂ might help improve aerobic exercise performance and physical health.
Why These Findings Matter
These findings add human evidence supporting molecular hydrogen's therapeutic potential to influence exercise performance and recovery and contribute to the growing body of molecular-hydrogen research.
How Strong Is This Evidence?
This is human clinical evidence from a randomized, placebo-controlled human clinical trial. H2HUBB interprets the findings in the context of the study design, sample, comparator, and measured outcomes rather than using one publication as a verdict on hydrogen therapy.
Technical Study Details
H2HUBB classifies this publication as human clinical study with human clinical evidence. The research population or model was In this randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled experimental study, the participants performed an incremental cycling exercise to measure peak oxygen uptake and peak load before and after a sin. The study used a randomized, placebo-controlled human clinical trial. The hydrogen delivery method was hydrogen-rich water.
Limitations and Safety
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