Muscle activity favored by spinach

• April 23, 2024

Apparently Popeye is right to mention that his strength comes from the spinach . According to a study, researchers discovered that eating a plate of spinach daily increases the muscle efficiency .

The study published in Cell Metabolism, warns that the secret of this power is in the nitrates , abundant components in this vegetable and that make the mitochondria , which are what give energy to cells .

According to the doctor Eddie Weitzberg , from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm: "It's as if we put fuel in the muscles, it makes them work much more smoothly and effectively," says the study's author.

The scientist fed a group of volunteers for 3 days with pure supplements of nitrates , equivalent to a plate of spinach.

At the beginning and at the end of the experiment, the volunteers pedaled on a stationary bicycle while measuring their consumption of oxygen , which was between 3 and 5% lower at the end of it. "It is a profound and significant effect".

Source: eluniversal.com.mx