Prof. Sukho Lee, Associate Chair of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Date: December 17, 2018
Topic: Korean Wild Ginseng Extracts: Prospective candidate as an ergogenic aids in sports
A special lecture on “Korean Wild Ginseng Extracts: Prospective candidate as an ergogenic aids in sports” was held at Seoul National University on December 17, 2018. The 2-hour long special lecture took place with the participation of Dream Together Master 5th and 6th batch students. It was aimed to expand knowledge of sport science in general and highlight the effect of ginseng extracts an ergogenic aids in sports.
Prof. Sukho Lee from the Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, delivered a special lecture on the occasion.
Ginseng is one of the most popular herbal supplements in the world, especially in Asia where it has been used for the treatment and prevention of many ailments. Recently, it is also used to increase work efficiency and is purported to increase energy and physical stamina among athletes.
“In the research, we found that acute ginseng supplementation was effective to maintain exercise performance and cognitive function during cycling exercise and seven days ginseng supplementation were effective to improve recovery from cycling exercise too,” he said. “Chronic effect of enhanced physical performance, cognitive function, and blood variable after ginseng administration in longitudinal and well-designed investigations remains to be demonstrated.”
Prof. Sukho Lee, an associate chair in the Department of Health and Kinesiology at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, earned a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from The University of Texas at Austin in 2002. Before joining TAMU-SA in August 2013, Dr. Lee was an associate professor at Texas A&M International University for 10 years and postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School.
