Elucidating the influence of fruit-derived polyphenol on exercise performance and cardiometabolic

Fruit-derived polyphenols (FDP) possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, improving exercise performance via nitric oxide-mediated mechanisms. Excess reactive oxygen species contribute to exercise-induced fatigue through inflammation and oxidative damage within muscles. A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials systematically evaluated the ergogenic effects of FDP supplementation on exercise performance compared to placebo (PLA). This resulted in the identification of 29 publications describing 55 different trials that fit our inclusion criteria with 651 subjects included. The result showed that FDP interventions led to statistically significant improvements in exercise performance compared to PLA.