The Influence of Caffeine and Genistein Ingestion on Plasma Triglycerides Status in Male Soccer Players
Abstract Background Scientific literature provides more and more information on compounds supporting fat metabolism. More research is needed to fully characterize the effects of compounds that increase concentration triglycerides. The aim of our study was to test the influence of caffeine and genistein consumption on triglyceride status in athletes.Methods Fourteen Polish adult sub-elite soccer players (23.1 ± 2.1 years; 179.6 ± 8.5 cm; 74.1 ± 8.5 kg; 12.4 ± 3.8% body fat) were accepted for research. The athletes for this randomized, double-blind study were joining fasted. After consuming a standardized milk meal, participants took caffeine (400 mg), genistein (120 mg), or placebo (400 mg of vitamin C). Athletes ate the compound if it saw a sequentially increase and decrease in triglyceride concentration after eating the test meal. Participants had their glucose levels measured every 15 minutes with a glucometer (Accu-Chek Active) and their triglyceride levels with CardioChek PA. The subject was terminating the study when he had sequentially increased and decreased triglyceride concentration after the compound. If no such reaction occurred, measurements were taken for up to 90 minutes. In order to determine statistically significant differences between the variables, non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis and U Mann-Whitney tests were used. The significance level of α = 0.05 was adopted for both of these tests. The relationships between the variables were determined using the Spearman R correlation. The correlations were statistically significant at p ≤ 0.100.Results A statistically significant difference was demonstrated between the initial and maximum triglyceride concentration after caffeine consumption compared to placebo (p = 0.049). After consuming caffeine, the athletes had a significant difference in trigliceride concentration at 30 min (p = 0.018) and 60 min (p = 0.036) compared to placebo. In the group taking genistein, only a statistically significant difference was noticed compared to placebo only in 60 min (p = 0.029).Conclusion Our research results show that after acute caffeine and genistein supplementation, triglyceride concentration increase in soccer players.