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In semiprofessional athletes doing aerobic training, four small trials suggest sesame supplementation boosted antioxidant defences and lowered the oxidative-stress marker malondialdehyde; reductions in inflammatory cytokines appeared to come mainly from the exercise itself.
- Study design
- Systematic review
- Journal
- Nutr Health
- Evidence
- preliminary
What it shows: Systematic review of just four RCTs (140 semiprofessional athletes, 4-10 weeks); outcomes were blood biomarkers only, with no direct performance or recovery measures, so replication and functional endpoints are needed.Systematic review · Nutr Health
The emerging role of sesame supplementation with aerobic exercise in athlete recovery and immunomodulation: A systematic review of human trials. Nutr Health 2026Read the study →