Healthy recreational badminton players consuming less sugar versus regular sugar chocolate beverage heart rate variability autonomic recovery parasympathetic activity less-sugar beverage chocolate-based drinks badminton players
Conditions
Interventions
A chocolate powder that contains 7.7g of sugar mixed in 200ml of water, and provided to participant for consuming post maximal treadmill running test.,A chocolate powder that contains 10.45g of sugar
Less Sugar Chocolate beverage,Regular Sugar Chocolate beverage
Sponsors
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Healthy with no chronic or acute diseases. 2. Does not have injuries that restrict running movements for at least 6 months. 3. Age between 18-25 years old. 4. Experienced in playing badminton for at least 3 years. 5. Currently playing badminton at least once per week for not less than 2 hours. 6. Have a moderate to high level of physical activity determined by International Physical Activity Questionnaire(IPAQ) 7. Not allergic to milk nor lactose intolerance.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Any chronic or acute diseases. 2. Obese individuals (BMI>30). 3. Currently or a former state/national/competitive player.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Heart Rate Variability Index pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention, 1 hour post-intervention, 2 hour post-intervention Heart Rate Monitor | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sex differences related Heart Rate Variability pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention, 1 hour post-intervention, 2 hour post-intervention Heart Rate Monitor | — |
Countries
Malaysia
Contacts
Public ContactHsiao Kit Chew
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Outcome results
None listed