Caffeine, beets and beta-alanine: do they work for female runners?

March 15, 2022

Caffeine, beets and beta-alanine have been widely accepted as legal performance aids in the running community, but is this true for everyone? Most of the research conducted on these supplements has been done with male subjects, leaving their efficacy in women up for debate. Recently, a team of researchers reviewed the available literature to answer this question, and the results are not entirely clear.

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