Antioxidant and Vitamin D supplements for athletes: Sense or nonsense?

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Powers, Scott ^a   Nelson, W Bradley ^a   Larson Meyer, Enette ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

antioxidants; Exercise; fatigue; free radicals; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D;

ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MICRONUTRIENTS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY;

EID: 84859581701     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.602098     Document Type: Review

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