Sucrose-Sweetened Drinks Reduce the Physical Performance and Increase the Cardiovascular Risk in Physically Active Males

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Physiological and performance parameters. (a) Rest systolic blood pressure (SBP), 95% CI of the difference between initial vs. final (−2.747 to 4.081), no differences, 95% CI of the difference between placebo vs. sucrose (−9.432 to 1.432), no difference (Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test), n = 15. (b) Peak systolic blood pressure (SBP), 95% CI of the difference between initial vs. final (−22.90 to 2.900), no differences, 95% CI of the difference between placebo vs. sucrose (−21.05 to 11.05), (Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test), n = 14. (c) Peak heart hate (HR), 95% CI of the difference between initial vs. final (0.07900 to 7.671), no differences, 95% CI of the difference between placebo vs. sucrose (−0.2743 to 9.085), (Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test), n = 11. (d) VO₂max, 95% CI of the difference between initial vs. final (0.07900 to 7.671), no differences, 95% CI of the difference between placebo vs. sucrose (−0.2743 to 9.085), (Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test), n = 14. (e) Total exercise time (TET), 95% CI of the difference between initial vs. final (0.002003 to 1.066), no differences, 95% CI of the difference between placebo vs. sucrose (−0.7387 to 1.787), (Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test), n = 12. (f) Mechanical work, 95% CI of the difference between initial vs. final (0.1359 to 2.260), no differences, 95% CI of the difference between placebo vs. sucrose (−2.878 to 4.599), (Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test), n = 11; two-way repeated measure ANOVA followed by Bonferroni’s multiple comparisons test (a to f). (g) Ratings of perceived exertion; no differences between the two conditions, placebo and sucrose, during the performance of the physical test (initial) (F = 0.9325; ), box and whisker (min to max). (h) Ratings of perceived exertion; there was a significant difference between the two conditions, placebo and sucrose, during the performance of the physical test (final) (F = 3.980; ), box and whisker (min to max). Therefore, sucrose ingestion increases rates of perception exertion. Linear regression (g and h), null hypothesis = one curve for all datasets, and alternative hypothesis = different curves for each dataset.

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