Optimising nutrition intake is a key component for supporting athletic performance and
supporting adaption to training. Athletes often use micronutrient supplements in order to …

The topic of exercise-induced oxidative stress has received considerable attention in recent
years, with close to 300 original investigations published since the early work of Dillard and …

Scientific advances in this field have not only given us a better understanding of what is an
optimal diet, but has allowed food and nutraceutical companies to market products with …

Flavonoids are a large class of naturally occurring compounds widely present in fruits,
vegetables and beverages derived from plants. These molecules have been reported to …

Many athletes supplement with antioxidants in the belief this will reduce muscle damage,
immune dysfunction and fatigue, and will thus improve performance, while some evidence …

The free radical theory of aging hypothesizes that oxygen-derived free radicals are
responsible for the age-related damage at the cellular and tissue levels. In a normal …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus IMC 501® and
Lactobacillus paracasei IMC 502® on oxidative stress in athletes during a four-week period …

Background Athletes have a large extent of oxidant agent production. In the current study,
we aimed to determine the influence of thyme extract on the endurance exercise …

Blood test data were traditionally confined to the clinic for diagnostic purposes, but are now
becoming more routinely used in many professional and elite high-performance settings as …

D. KOURETAS. Sampling Time is Crucial for Measurement of Aerobic Exercise–Induced
Oxidative Stress. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 39, No. 7, pp. 1107–1113, 2007. Purpose: To …