Ribose
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Ribose is a carbohydrate, or sugar, used by all living cells and is an essential
component in our body’s energy production.
Ribose has many important roles in physiology. Among them, ribose is a
necessary substrate for synthesis of nucleotides, and it is part of the building blocks
that form DNA and RNA molecules. The claim made is that ribose enhances athletic
performance.
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research.
As of
December 2007, we
have not come across any
data to support that ribose is beneficial nutrient for athletes. We
will update this page as more studies become available.
Ribose research and athletic performance
Effects of ribose as an ergogenic aid.
J Strength Cond Res. 2006 Aug;20(3):519-22. Peveler WW, Bishop PA, Whitehorn
EJ. Department of Health and Kinesiology, Mississippi University for Women,
Columbus, MS 39701, USA.
There have been claims that ribose supplements increase ATP levels and improve
performance. Other studies have provided mixed results on the effectiveness of
ribose as an ergogenic aid at high doses. None of these studies have compared
the impact of the recommended dose of ribose on athletes and nonathletes under
exercise conditions that are most conducive for effectiveness. The purpose of
this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ribose as an ergogenic aid at
the dose recommended for supplements currently on the market during an exercise
trial to maximize its efficacy. Male subjects (n = 11) performed 2 trials 1 week
apart. Each trial consisted of three 30-second Wingate tests with a 2-minute
recovery between each test. Trials were counterbalanced, with 1 trial being
performed with 625 mg of ribose and the other with a placebo. Peak power, mean
power, and percent decrease in power were recorded during each Wingate test.
Repeated-measures analysis of variance (p > 0.05) found no significant
differences between ribose and placebo. These results suggest that ribose had no
effect on performance when taken orally, at the dose suggested by the
distributor.
Ribose questions
Q. I am taking
ribose for heart damage
from a stroke. Do you think creatine would be better?
A. We have no way of predicting whether creatine or ribose would be
helpful for your particular condition.
Q. I took ribose supplement and could tell an improvement in cardiac irritability in 15 minutes after 4.5 grams D-Ribose. Ectopic beats ceased after 30 minutes, and no further episodes of SVT supra ventricular tachycardia (Have been having episodic SVT bursts, and A. Fib. for past ten years lasting 4-12 hours per episode). Ran out of D-Ribose for 36 hours until shipment came in today and ectopic beats resumed 30 hours after last dose. Again ectopics ceased 30 minutes after resuming D-Ribose.
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