Sports Nutrition: Footballers Can Benefit From Curcumin

07 Apr 2015 --- Specific formulations of curcumin have been found to aid sports nutrition by attenuating Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (DOMS), according to sports nutrition specialist, Indena.

The company will present a study on its product Meriva at the Football Medicine Strategies for Player Care Conference, at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre on 11 and 12 April in London. Meriva is Indena’s proprietary lecithin-based and diet inspired delivery system of curcumin.

The company says the interest for Meriva in sports nutrition has been further confirmed in a second recent study2 published in 2015 by independent researchers from the Universities of Stirling and Malta, investigating the effect of a low dose of Meriva supplementation on cytokine and inflammatory marker responses, following 2 hours of endurance cycling. 

The company says this study could provide the basis for future investigations with larger samples and multiple Meriva dosages to determine if different curcumin regimens can lead to statistically different interleukin levels when compared to a control and placebo in endurance cycling.

Furthermore, several teams in different disciplines including football have added a supplement containing Meriva in the diet of their athletes. According to doctors who look after the athletes, Meriva plays a key role in helping players retain their peak physical and mental condition even when subjected to considerable stress. 

Their interest in Meriva has mainly arisen from the dossier of scientific publications documenting its activity, efficacy and tolerability and differentiating it from other products on the market.