Nicotine therapeutic benefits: Difference between revisions

A Randomised, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study Investigating the Effects of Nicotine Gum on Strength, Power and Anaerobic Performance in Nicotine-Naïve, Active Males
Tour Pro’s Little Helper: Does nicotine create a competitive advantage?
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===2024 Article: [https://web.archive.org/web/20241002001111/https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tour-pros-little-helper-does-nicotine-create-a-competitive-advantage Tour Pro’s Little Helper: Does nicotine create a competitive advantage?]===
*"In all, we talked to nearly 100 pro golfers to learn more about the popularity and usage patterns of nicotine on the major professional tours. Some told us they turn to tobacco or nicotine products for an energy boost; others say it helps them concentrate or feel relaxed. But for many, it’s just about keeping on."
===2022 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8745004/ Acute Effects of Nicotine on Physiological Responses and Sport Performance in Healthy Baseball Players]===
*Our HRV and salivary analysis revealed that nicotine could induce endocrine and sympathetic nerve activity in healthy male baseball players who had never smoked. Compared with the placebo group, the nicotine group exhibited enhanced cognitive function (an average decrease in motor reaction time of 11.14%; an average decrease in motor reaction time of 5.72%) and baseball-hitting performance (an average increase of 34.69%), and small effect sizes were observed for these results. However, muscle strength did not increase after nicotine intake.
**Citation: Fang SH, Lu CC, Lin HW, Kuo KC, Sun CY, Chen YY, Chang WD. Acute Effects of Nicotine on Physiological Responses and Sport Performance in Healthy Baseball Players. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Jan 4;19(1):515. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19010515. PMID: 35010774; PMCID: PMC8745004.
***Acknowledgement: Study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology in Taiwan (No: MOST 107-2410-H-028-002-MY2 and MOST 109-2410-H-028-009-MY3).


===2017 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5236038/ A Randomised, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study Investigating the Effects of Nicotine Gum on Strength, Power and Anaerobic Performance in Nicotine-Naïve, Active Males]===
===2017 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5236038/ A Randomised, Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study Investigating the Effects of Nicotine Gum on Strength, Power and Anaerobic Performance in Nicotine-Naïve, Active Males]===