Daily Vitamin E supplementation prior to ultraendurance exercise
(Daily Vitamin E supplementation prior to ultraendurance exercise Vitamin E)
It has been suggested that antioxidant vitamins may beneficially modify potentially detrimental effects of endurance exercise. Whether daily Vitamin E supplementation affected post-race indicators of muscle damage or susceptibility of plasma lipids to peroxidation was assessed 24 hours prior to and immediately after the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon in 34 (M = 22; F = 12) competitors.
It was found that Vitamin E raises plasma levels but has no immediate acute effect on either muscle damage or susceptibility to peroxidation.
Implication. An effect of Vitamin E supplementation on endurance performance is unlikely.
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| Notations: | endurance sports biological and medical sciences |
| Published in: | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise |
| Language: | English |
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1996
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| Online Access: | https://coachsci.sdsu.edu/csa/vol23/otoole.htm |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | intermediate |