Kefir and Improved Cognitive Function

• Can dairy beverages promote post-exercise recovery in young female athletes? A crossover study on milk and kefir.

  • 2026
  • RCT · n = 16
  • Food & function 17(6)
  • • Marco Pernigoni
    • Leonardo Cesanelli
    • Elena Cesanelli
    • Rima Bakienė
    • Valeria Polzonetti
    • Inga Lukonaitienė

  • PubMed: 41800708
  • DOI: 10.1039/d5fo05127d

  7 Insights on

  • Improved Cognitive Function

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Athletes

  Overall, recovery profiles for physical and cognitive performance, Ln-rMSSD and body mass did not differ significantly across beverages (time × beverage interactions: p > 0.05).

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  ~250 ml