Effects of combined resistance training and amino acid intake on cognitive function

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20162
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59040:Nutrition science and health science-related
• Research Institution: Chubu University
• Principal Investigator: Suijo Kenichi 中部大学, 生命健康科学部, 准教授 (00736093)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: レジスタンストレーニング / 認知機能 / 脳由来神経栄養因子 / インスリン様成長因子

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In Japan, facing a super-aged society, the development of a comprehensive frailty prevention strategy is an urgent task. While resistance exercise is effective in preventing sarcopenia, there is not enough consensus on its effectiveness in preventing dementia. This study suggests the potential benefits of resistance exercise and blood flow restriction exercise in improving cognitive function, indicating their usefulness as part of a comprehensive frailty prevention strategy.

Free Research Field

運動生理学，運動疫学，健康科学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

学術的意義: レジスタンス運動および血流制限運動に認知機能の改善・向上効果があることを若年者および中高齢者の両方で見出した．骨格筋に刺激を与えて鍛えることにより，脳が鍛えられるとするパラダイムの具体化に貢献し得る．
社会的意義: 身体的・心理的フレイルの包括的な予防戦略として有用な運動プログラムの基盤創出に繋がる可能性がある．