MELBOURNE, July 1 (UPI) -- Australian scientists say caffeine taken after exercise helps facilitate glucose uptake from the blood into the muscles.
The study, published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, also found higher circulating blood glucose and plasma insulin levels in those drinking caffeine after exercise. Athletes who ingested caffeine with carbohydrate had 66 percent more glycogen in their muscles four hours after finishing intense, glycogen-depleting exercise, compared to when they consumed carbohydrate alone.