Yerba Mate and Increased Power Output

• Metabolic and Performance Effects of Yerba Mate on Well-trained Cyclists.

  • 2018-04-01
  • RCT · n = 9
  • Medicine and science in sports and exercise 50(4)
  • • Jose L Areta
    • Ingvild Austarheim
    • Helle Wangensteen
    • Carlo Capelli

  • PubMed: 29117073
  • DOI: 10.1249/mss.0000000000001482

  9 Insights on

  • Increased Power Output

  • High evidence
  • Athletes

  average increase of 7-W power output (ES = 0.2 ± 0.19; P = 0.0418; 2.3% ± 2% (95% CI))

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  Yes

  Dose

  5 g/day for 5 days and 1 h before experimental trials