The Claim
Curcumin supplementation at 500 mg/day enhances improvements in glycemia, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL, and LDL in older adults undergoing high-resistance training, and is associated with a significant increase in serum creatinine when combined with maximal strength training.
What the research says
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In older adults doing high-resistance training, taking 500 mg of curcumin daily improves blood sugar and lipid levels, but when combined with maximal strength training, it is linked to higher serum creatinine levels.
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Curcumin supplementation (500 mg/day) enhances the improvement of metabolic parameters—including glycemia, triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL, and LDL—in older adults undergoing high-resistance training, but is associated with a significant increase in serum creatinine only when combined with maximal strength training.
Curcumin and intense weight training work together to improve blood sugar and fat levels by turning on pathways that help muscles take in more glucose and burn more fat. They also reduce swelling in blood vessels, which lowers blood pressure. When the training is extremely intense, the kidneys experience more stress, causing a rise in a waste product called creatinine.
What the research says
1 studyTaking curcumin daily while doing tough weight training helps older adults improve their blood sugar and cholesterol, but only when the training is super intense does it slightly raise a kidney stress marker called creatinine.
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