Bovine colostrum may reduce intestinal permeability of luminal toxins caused by heavy exercise in athletes, according to an article published in the American Journal of Physiology- Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology.
Athletes received either a placebo or bovine colostrum for 14 days before beginning standardized exercise. Data showed that after exercise, intestinal permeability increased 2.5 times in the placebo group; this rise was cut by 80 percent in the bovine colostrum group.
The researchers argue that bovine colostrum's reduction in gut permeability may prevent heat stroke and improve athletes' performance.
Read the abstract on bovine colostrum.
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Athletes received either a placebo or bovine colostrum for 14 days before beginning standardized exercise. Data showed that after exercise, intestinal permeability increased 2.5 times in the placebo group; this rise was cut by 80 percent in the bovine colostrum group.
The researchers argue that bovine colostrum's reduction in gut permeability may prevent heat stroke and improve athletes' performance.
Read the abstract on bovine colostrum.
Read more coverage on GI research:
- Study: Method for Predicting Colon Cancer in Mice May Lead to Replacement for Colonoscopies
- Study: Glucocorticoids, Diverticulitis are Risk Factors for GI Perforation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
- Study: Polyp Detection Rates Decline as Endoscopy Shifts Progress