PARSIPPANY, N.J.—PeptoPro®, a protein hydrolysate from DSM Food
Specialties, helps speed athletes’ recovery after rigorous activity, boosting
performance in subsequent exercise, according to new clinical trials from the
Olympic Support Centre. Athletes (n=50) between the ages of 17 and 39 were given
Multipower Re-Charge, a mixture of PeptoPro, a peptide based on milk protein,
and carbohydrates, or a carbohydrate-only supplement.
According to Stefan Siebrecht, business development director with DSM
(www.dsm.com), consumption of the PeptoPro-containing drink improved the
athletes’ performance and decreased recovery time between training sessions.
“The increased performance of the athletes who drank the Multipower
Re-Charge drink containing 4.2-percent PeptoPro is significant,” he said. “The
trials showed an improvement of 2 percent of maximal physical performance after
a four-hour recovery period in which PeptoPro was consumed. This really matters
for sportsmen and women who need to recover rapidly between races and during
training. The degree of ergonicity of PeptoPro in this study is as high as that
of caffeine, which increases the performance of trained athletes by 1 percent to
3 percent. Caffeine is regarded as a potent substance to boost the performance
of athletes, but compared to caffeine, PeptoPro offers more nutritional benefit
and is safer as it has no negative side effects.”
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