SynthesisNutrients2019
Honey Supplementation and Exercise: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
- Development of Edible Carbohydrate-Protein Sports Gels to Optimize the Muscle Glycogen Re-Synthesis.Gels (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Effect of Honey Supplementation on Skeletal Muscle-Related Inflammatory Markers Among Military Graduates After Overtraining.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Unlocking the Healing Potential: A Comprehensive Review of Ecology and Biology of Medical-Grade Honey in Wound Management and Tissue Regeneration.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Association of the dietary inflammatory index with complicated diabetic kidney disease in people with diabetes mellitus: evidence from NHANES 2009-2018.Acta diabetologica · 2024Article
- The Therapeutic Mechanisms of Honey in Mitigating Toxicity from Anticancer Chemotherapy Toxicity: A Review.Journal of xenobiotics · 2024Review
- Junior athletes' nutritional demands: a narrative review of consumption and prevalence of eating disorders.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Review
- Botanical Origin Influence on Some Honey Physicochemical Characteristics and Antioxidant Properties.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Honey-Related Treatment Strategies in Dry Eye Disease.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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- Microbiota and cancer: current understanding and mechanistic implications.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2022Review
- Characterization of Ikaria Heather Honey by Untargeted Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-High Resolution Mass Spectrometry Metabolomics and Melissopalynological Analysis.Frontiers in chemistry · 2022Article
- Flavonols and Flavones as Potential anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Antibacterial Compounds.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2022Review
- Unravelling the potential of gut microbiota in sustaining brain health and their current prospective towards development of neurotherapeutics.Archives of microbiology · 2021Review
- Therapeutic Potential of Bioactive Compounds in Honey for Treating Osteoarthritis.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Review
- Upper Respiratory Tract Infection-Associated Acute Cough and the Urge to Cough: New Insights for Clinical Practice.Pediatric allergy, immunology, and pulmonology · 2020Review
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Abstract
Honey is a natural substance formed primarily of carbohydrates (~80%) which also contains a number of other compounds purported to confer health benefits when consumed. Due to its carbohydrate composition (low glycaemic index, mostly fructose and glucose), honey may theoretically exert positive effects when consumed before, during or after exercise. This review therefore appraised research examining the effects of honey consumption in combination with exercise in humans. Online database (PubMed, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus) searches were performed, yielding 273 results. Following duplicate removal and application of exclusion criteria, nine articles were reviewed. Large methodological differences existed in terms of exercise stimulus, population, and the nutritional interventions examined. All nine studies reported biochemical variables, with four examining the effects of honey on exercise performance, whilst five described perceptual responses. Acute supplementation around a single exercise session appeared to elicit similar performance, perceptual, and immunological responses compared with other carbohydrate sources, although some performance benefit has been observed relative to carbohydrate-free comparators. When consumed over a number of weeks, honey may dampen immunological perturbations arising from exercise and possibly improve markers of bone formation. More well-controlled research is required to better understand the role for honey in a food-first approach to exercise nutrition.
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