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Antioxidants in Sport Nutrition

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Antioxidant use in sports is controversial due to existing evidence that it both supports and hurts athletic performance. This book presents information on antioxidants, specifically for athletes, and their roles in sports nutrition. It stresses how antioxidants affect exercise performance, health,...

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Other Authors: Lamprecht, Manfred (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
Subjects:
Diets & dieting
Dietetics & nutrition
Sports injuries & medicine
Food & beverage technology
Nutrition
Sports Medicine
Sports Performance Analysis
NUTRITION
SCI-TECH
MEDICINE
STM
free
lipid
oxidative
oxygen
peroxidation
radical
reactive
species
stress
supplementation
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Summary:Antioxidant use in sports is controversial due to existing evidence that it both supports and hurts athletic performance. This book presents information on antioxidants, specifically for athletes, and their roles in sports nutrition. It stresses how antioxidants affect exercise performance, health, and immunity. Chapters cover oxidative stress; basic nutrition for athletes; major dietary antioxidants; sports supplements; performance/adaptation to exercise; antioxidants role in health and immunity; reviews on vitamins C, E, beta-carotene, and minerals in sports nutrition; and roles polyphenols play in high-performance sport.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (299 p.)
ISBN:b17442
Access:Open Access

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