Antioxidants for Sports & Fitness
Why Do Athletes Use It?*
Some athletes say that antioxidants help protect the body from free radicals.
What Do the Advocates Say?*
Antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E, CoQ10, glutathione, and alpha lipoic acid are important supplements for everyone, but especially for those who exercise on a regular basis. The rationale is that exercise is a highly oxidative process and, as a consequence, produces free radicals from aerobic metabolism. Antioxidant compounds help alleviate this process.
There is conflicting evidence whether the best time to supplement with an antioxidant is before or after a workout.
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