EFFECTS OF POST-EXERCISE CURCUMIN SUPPLEMENTATION ON BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS FOLLOWING ACUTE HIGH-INTENSITY RESISTANCE EXERCISE: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED PILOT TRIAL
Background: High-intensity exercise acutely elevates blood glucose through catecholamine-driven hepatic glucose production and NF-κB-mediated inflammation. Curcumin inhibits NF-κB signalling and may attenuate post-exercise hyperglycaemia, yet its efficacy following a single high-intensity bout in non-diabetic individua...