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Effects of Dietary Supplementation of Taurine, Carnitine or Glutamine on Endurance Exercise Performance and Fatigue Parameters in Athletes

타우린, 카르니틴 또는 글루타민 섭취가 운동선수의 지구력운동 수행능력 및 혈중 피로요소에 미치는 영향

  • 이해미 (연세대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 백일영 (연세대학교 체육교육학과) ;
  • 박태선 (연세대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Published : 2003.09.01
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Abstract

The effects of taurine, carnitine or glutamine supplementation on endurance exercise performance along with related fatigue factors were evaluated in male college students in the Department of Physical Education, who's maximal oxygen consumption rates (VO$_2$max) were equivalent to those of endurance athletes. Twenty four subjects were randomly divided into 4 groups (n=6), and given placebo, taurine (4 g/day), carnitine (4 g/day), or glutamine (4 g/day) tablets for 2 weeks. Subjects could run 6.9 min or 9.0 min longer until exhausted on a treadmill at the intensity of 75% VO$_2$max following taurine or camitine supplementation for 2 weeks, respectively, compared to the value measured prior to each supplementation. Glutamine or placebo supplementation did not improve the endurance exercise performance based on the running time until exhausted on a treadmill. Serum lactate concentrations measured 1 hr after the initiation of the endurance exercise, as well as at all-out state tended to be decreased by taurine, carnitine, or glutamine supplementation, and were significantly lowered (43% decrease) by carnitine supplementation (p < 0.05). Taurine supplementation significantly reduced the serum inorganic phosphorus concentration measured at all-out state (14% decrease, p < 0.05), while carnitine supplementation significantly lowered the resting state serum inorganic phosphorus level (20% decrease, p < 0.05). Taurine (32% reduction) or carnitine (23% reduction) supplementation significantly decreased serum ammonia concentration measured at all-out state (p < 0.05). From these results, 4 g/day of taurine or carnitine supplementation appears to improve the endurance exercise performance and related human fatigue factors.

본 연구에서는 운동선수에 버금하는 VO$_2$max를 지닌 남자대학생을 대상으로 타우린 (4 g/day), 카르니틴 (4 g/day), 글루타민 (4 g/day), 또는 위약을 2주간 복용시킨 후 지구력운동 수행능력 및 혈중 피로요소와 관련하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1) VO$_2$max의 75% 강도에서 탈진 시까지의 운동지속시간은 타우린복용군의 경우 85.2$\pm$4.3분으로 복용 전에 비해 6.9분 증가하였으며, 카르니틴복용군의 경우 92.5 $\pm$ 21.1분으로 복용 전에 비해 9.0분 증가하였다. 한편, 글루타민복용군에서는 복용 전에 비해 운동지속시간이 오히려 2.7분 단축된 것으로 나타났다. 2) 운동수행 1시간 후, 그리고 탈진상태에서 채취된 혈액의 젖산농도는 타우린, 카르니틴 또는 글루타민 복용시 복용 전에 비해 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 특히 카르니틴 복용은 탈진상태의 혈중 젖산농도를 복용 전에 비해 43% 유의하게 감소시켰다 (p < 0.05) 3) 타우린, 카르니틴 또는 글루타민을 복용시킨 결과 안정 시, 운동수행 1시간 후, 탈진 시 및 회복기 혈청 무기인산염 농도가 복용 전에 비해 더 낮은 경향을 보였다. 특히 타우린 복용군의 경우 탈진상태의 혈청 무기인산염 농도가 복용 전에 비해 14% 유의하게 감소하였고 (p < 0.05), 카르니틴 복용군의 경우 안정 시 혈청 무기인산염 농도가 복용 전에 비해 20% 유의하게 감소하였다 (p < 0.05). 4) 타우린 복용군 또는 카르니틴 복용군의 경우 탈진상태에서 측정된 혈청 암모니아농도가 복용 전에 비해 각기 32% 및 23% 유의적으로 감소하였으나 (p <0.05), 글루타민 복용군의 경우에는 복용 전에 비해 혈청 암모니아 농도가 오히려 다소 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이상의 결과로부터 타우린 또는 카르니틴 복용은 지구력운동 수행능력을 향상시키고, 혈 중 피로요소 농도를 개선하는 효과가 있음을 알 수 있다.

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