The German study recommended that spinach extract be added to the doping list.

BERLIN, June 26 (Xinhua) -- Cartoon characters in the animated film "The Great Sailor" boosted their strength by eating
spinach
and
canned fruit. Recently,
A new study by
in Germany found that a spinach
extract
- molting steroids - has a similar effect to steroids and does improve the performance of
sports
and recommends that it be added to the doping list.
the results of the study on its website on the 25th at the Free University of Berlin, Germany. However, the researchers said the daily dose of molting ketone extract taken by the subjects in the study was small, equivalent to the amount of spinach extracted from ranges of 250 grams to 4 kg. To achieve the same effect by eating spinach, people must eat 1 kg to 16 kg of spinach every day for weeks on end.
study, the researchers divided the subjects into two groups, one taking the spinach extract and the other taking a placebo. After several weeks, the athletes who eventually took molting ketones far outsized the control group in strength.
researchers say molting steroids have shown enhanced effects on muscle cells, even stronger than anabolic steroids, both in the lab and in animal experiments.
was commissioned and funded by the World Anti-Doping Agency. German media said that whether to include molting steroids in illegal drugs, pending further decision by the organization. Tian Ying.