A. Bukhari, S. As'ad, N.A. Taslim, M. Thaiyeb, I.Y. Chrissander, F.A. Pramudyo
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the effect of dextrose drink (D) on blood glucose, VO2max, and sprint speed compared with Sodium-Dextrose drink. Equipment and Methods: We conducted a double-blinded crossover study of 22 young male (19 ± 1.1 years) soccer players, consumed either Dextrose drink or Sodium-Dextrose drink. We compared pre- and post-data of Blood Glucose, VO2max, and sprint speed between the dextrose and sodium-dextrose drinks groups. The primary outcome was differences in ΔBlood Glucose between D and Sodium-D group. Secondary outcomes were differences in ΔVO2max and Δsprint speed between D and Sodium-D group. Results: The mean BG level was higher in D compared with Sodium-D group [136 ± 22.9 mg/dl vs. 118 ± 21.5 mg/dl] (P = 0.009). Mean differences of ΔBG of D (mean before and mean after) compared with ΔBG Sodium-D (mean before and mean after) is 16.8 mg/dl (P = 0.001). The mean of sprint speed is faster in the D group [15.2 ± 1.25 sec vs. 15.9 ± 1.61 sec] (P = 0.019), but we found no significant differences in VO2max between both groups [42.1 ± 3.44 ml/min/kg vs. 42.3 ± 3.98 ml/min/kg] (P = 0.834). Conclusion: The present study demonstrated that dextrose drink without added sodium has a large influence on increasing blood glucose level and sprint speed. © 2021 Elsevier Masson SAS
Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Jl, Perintis Kemerdekaan, KM 11, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia; Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, State University of Makassar (UNM), Jl, Wijaya Kusuma No.14, Banta-Bantaeng, Kec. Rappocini, Makassar, 90222, Indonesia; Clinical Nutrition Specialist Program, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Jl, Perintis Kemerdekaan, KM 11, Makassar, 90245, Indonesia
