Antioxidants prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise in humans.

Michael, Ristow,; Kim, Zarse,; Andreas, Oberbach,; Nora, Klöting,; Marc, Birringer,; Michael, Kiehntopf,; Michael, Stumvoll,; C Ronald, Kahn,; Matthias, Blüher,

doi:10.1073/pnas.0903485106

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Antioxidants prevent health-promoting effects of physical exercise in humans.

Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America • May 26, 2009

Authors:

Ristow, Michael

Zarse, Kim

Oberbach, Andreas

Abstract

Exercise promotes longevity and ameliorates type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance. However, exercise also increases mitochondrial formation of presumably harmful reactive oxygen species (ROS). Antioxidants are widely used as supplements but whether they affect the health-promoting effects ...

Subject

Adult

Antioxidants

Ascorbic Acid

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