<p><strong>IPRONA has partnered with Northumbria University to study the effects of CherryCraft&reg; European Tart Cherry Extract on sports recovery. The three-year research collaboration will investigate the potential for the extracts to address fatigue and improve recovery from athletic exertion.</strong></p>

<p><strong>Northumbria University</strong> is a <strong>leading academic center for sports and exercise research</strong>. Having worked in the space for 40 years, the research center is now one of the <strong>top 10 sport universities in the UK</strong> and has a growing reputation for international research excellence. That reputation led IPRONA to partner with Northumbria University&rsquo;s Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation to study CherryCraft&reg;.<br />
Led by <strong>Glyn Howatson, Professor in Human and Applied Physiology</strong> at the university, a research team will run a series of clinical studies of the sports recovery benefits of the extract. Howatson&rsquo;s earlier work has contributed to support of numerous international athletes including Olympic medallists.</p>

<p>The <strong>ability to recover quickly from exercise is crucial to athletes</strong> who train or compete on single and consecutive days. A <strong>quick recovery can reduce resting times between exercise and enhance overall athletic performance</strong>, driving a search for products that can accelerate the process. That search has led researchers to naturally derived <strong>polyphenol-rich compounds</strong>, which <strong>help recovery due to their high anti-inflammatory properties and antioxidant content</strong>. The Vistula cherries used to make CherryCraft&reg; are rich in polyphenols and previous work has shown tart cherry extracts improve recovery from damaging bouts of exercise by attenuating declines in muscle strength and by reducing pain.</p>

<p>The Northumbria University studies will <strong>provide more evidence of the effect of CherryCraft&reg;</strong> and assess the bioavailability of the extract to determine the <strong>optimal dose</strong>. IPRONA makes CherryCraft&reg; using whole cherries and its <strong>proprietary water extraction technology</strong> to serve the sports recovery market, resulting in a full-spectrum extract that is standardized to 9% polyphenols.</p>

<p>We will be glad to keep you up-to-date on this study if you write us an email at <a href="mailto:healthandnutrition@iprona.com">healthandnutrition@iprona.com</a>.</p>
