If you work
out regularly, vitamin supplements with an
antioxidant formula may be more important than ever
So in the
sport nutrition world, what are "vitamin supplements
with an antioxidant formula"?
Basically, the vitamin supplements C, E, and
beta-carotene are called antioxidants because they
protect your body against reactive molecules called
free radicals. Free radicals are released in the body
as part of normal physical activity so don't panic.
However, the amount of free radicals significantly
increases during exercise. If you exercise a lot,
there are more free radicals zipping around in your
system damaging cells, tissues, organs, and your
immune system. From a sport nutrition point of view,
controlling and minimizing free radicals during and
after exercise is a priority.
Antioxidant vitamin supplements (C, E,
beta-carotene, and the mineral selenium) clean up
the free radicals in your body and prevent new ones
from forming. And, as always, the BEST source of vitamins and
minerals in your diet is food. But for intense
strength trainers, endurance athletes and cross
trainers following a sport nutrition program, vitamin supplements
such as a good
multivitamin containing those hardworking
antioxidant vitamins, is not a bad idea.
For example, look for multivitamin supplements
with:
- 10,000 to 20,000 IU (international units) of
beta-carotene
- 100 to 400 IU of vitamin E
- 200 to 300 milligrams of vitamin C
- Up to 50 micrograms of selenium
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