banned sodium bicarbonate 'milkshakes' don't make racehorses faster
- Written by Joshua Denham, Lecturer in Exercise Science, RMIT University
kgbo/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SAThe controversial and banned practice of giving horses baking soda “milkshakes” before a race doesn’t work, according to our analysis of the available research.
Racing folklore says sodium bicarbonate milkshakes can boost racehorses’ endurance because the alkalinity of the baking soda helps...





