Drinking Coffee Boosts Athletic Ability in Men

Caffeine is often maligned, but objective evaluation of the methyl xanthines and their effects often shows advantage to caffeine consumption.

Evaluation of male athletes revealed that compared with placebo-tested controls, those given caffeine during multiple days of exercise experienced superior performance, investigators reported online ahead of print in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise (2014;46:1787-1796).

The differences increased as testing continued despite higher pain and creatinine kinase in the caffeinated group.  Caffeine consumption may therefore offer an advantage physical performance over multiple days.

From the October 01, 2014 Issue of Renal and Urology News