Flashback Friday: Foods to Improve Athletic Performance and Recovery
Channel: NutritionFacts.org
Date: 2021-01-29

What are the effects of spinach and berries on oxidative stress, inflammation, and muscle soreness in athletes?

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For research on other natural athletic interventions, see:
• Reducing Muscle Fatigue with Citrus (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-muscle-fatigue-with-citrus/)
• Reducing Muscle Soreness with Berries (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/reducing-muscle-soreness-with-berries/)
• Preventing Exercise-Induced Oxidative Stress with Watercress (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-exercise-induced-oxidative-stress-with-watercress/)
• Fennel Seeds to Improve Athletic Performance (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/fennel-seeds-to-improve-athletic-performance)
• Coconut Water for Athletic Performance vs. Sports Drinks (http://www.nutritionfacts.org/video/Coconut-Water-for-Athletic-Performance-vs-Sports-Drinks)
• Doping with Beet Juice (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/doping-with-beet-juice/)
• Enhanced Athletic Recovery Without Undermining Adaptation (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/enhanced-athletic-recovery-without-undermining-adaptation/)
• The Gladiator Diet: How Vegetarian Athletes Stack Up (https://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-gladiator-diet-how-vegetarian-athletes-stack-up/)

If you’re wondering about the oxalates in spinach and other greens, see Oxalates in Spinach and Kidney Stones: Should We Be Concerned? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/Oxalates-in-Spinach-and-Kidney-Stones-Should-We-Be-Concerned) and Kidney Stones and Spinach, Chard, and Beet Greens: Don’t Eat Too Much (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/kidney-stones-and-spinach-chard-and-beet-greens-dont-eat-too-much).

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