Antioxidants in sport nutrition
"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, he...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton
CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
[2015], 2015
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| Collection: | National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 285 pages illustrations, portrait 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1466567570 9781466567573 |