Antioxidants in sport nutrition / / edited by Manfred Lamprecht.
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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| Place / Publishing House: | Boca Raton : : Taylor & Francis,, [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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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-- |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
| ISBN: | 1000219062 0429189583 1466567570 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | edited by Manfred Lamprecht. |