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Quercetin and endurance exercise capacity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jochen Kressler, Melinda Millard-Stafford, Gordon L Warren
Medicine and science in sports and exercise 2011 43(12):2396

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PubMed
PMID 21606866
DOI
10.1249/MSS.0b013e31822495a7
Funding
Funding was not specified in the indexed record or the disclosure metadata available for this entry.
Competing interests
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Study snapshot

DesignSystematic review and meta-analysis of human exercise studies
ModelHuman evidence synthesis
Sample11 studies; 254 participants
InterventionMedian quercetin dose 1,000 mg/day
DurationMedian treatment duration 11 days
EndpointsExercise performance or recovery

What the study showed, in plain terms

Published in 2011, this source examined exercise and recovery. Its evidence base was 11 studies; 254 participants. It evaluated Median quercetin dose 1,000 mg/day across Median treatment duration 11 days.

A pooled endurance effect favored quercetin but was between trivial and small.

Heterogeneous short studies with mixed findings. The record includes a corrected effect estimate; the review is not an independent participant cohort.

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Key findings

  • A pooled endurance effect favored quercetin but was between trivial and small.
  • The recorded outcome domains were Exercise performance or recovery.

What this study can and cannot tell us

  • Heterogeneous short studies with mixed findings. The record includes a corrected effect estimate; the review is not an independent participant cohort.
  • The conclusions inherit the limitations of the underlying studies. A narrative interpretation or guideline recommendation is not a new randomized treatment comparison.
  • Source basis: Source check: PubMed abstract and indexed metadata; full methods were not independently confirmed for this entry. Missing method details, funding information or participant denominators are not inferred.

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