Papers/PMID:42228847
Fast-Acting Caffeine: Does Caffeinated Chewing Gum Enhance Muscular Strength, Endurance, and Jumping Performance? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Journal of strength and conditioning research2026The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint
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1 finding
caffeine — increases muscle strength (pooled across mixed instruments)
PreliminaryGrade D, Preliminary. Human evidence with major recorded weaknesses, or non-human, uncontrolled or unverified evidence.Finding“An ergogenic effect of caffeinated chewing gum was found for muscular strength (SMD = 0.21; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.14-0.27).”
Quoted verbatim from Fast-Acting Caffeine: Does Caffeinated Chewing Gum Enhance Muscular Strength, Endurance, and Jumping Performance? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Caffeinated chewing gum versus placebo, gum consumed shortly before exercise; overall pooled estimate across the 21 included studies, pooling dynamic and isometric strength tests together rather than either test-type subgroup.
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