ArticleJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2006
Vitamin C and e supplementation effects in professional soccer players under regular training.
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- Effects of different dietary supplements on athletic performance in soccer players: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- The Effects of Antioxidant Supplementation on Soccer Performance and Recovery: A Critical Review of the Available Evidence.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Vitamin C and E supplementation and high intensity interval training induced changes in lipid profile and haematological variables of young males.Sports medicine and health science · 2023Article
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- An Overview of Physical Exercise and Antioxidant Supplementation Influences on Skeletal Muscle Oxidative Stress.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Effect of a Shock Micro-Cycle on Biochemical Markers in University Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- The Role of Vitamin C in Two Distinct Physiological States: Physical Activity and Sleep.Nutrients · 2020Review
- Antioxidants and Exercise Performance: With a Focus on Vitamin E and C Supplementation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Do Antioxidant Vitamins Prevent Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage? A Systematic Review.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Protective Role of Vitamin C Intake on Muscle Damage in Male Adolescents Performing Strenuous Physical Activity.Open access Macedonian journal of medical sciences · 2018Article
- Role of Water Soluble Vitamins in the Reduction Diet of an Amateur Sportsman.Open life sciences · 2018Article
- Chronic Eccentric Exercise and Antioxidant Supplementation: Effects on Lipid Profile and Insulin Sensitivity.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2017Article
- Cameroonian professional soccer players and risk of atherosclerosis.BMC research notes · 2017Article
- Exercise performance and physiological responses: the potential role of redox imbalance.Physiological reports · 2017Article
- Can supplementation with vitamin C and E alter physiological adaptations to strength training?BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2014Article
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Abstract
Exercise training is known to induce an increase in free radical production potentially leading to enhanced muscle injury. Vitamins C and E are well known antioxidants that may prevent muscle cell damage. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of these supplemental antioxidant vitamins on markers of oxidative stress, muscle damage and performance of elite soccer players. Ten male young soccer players were divided into two groups. Supplementation group (n = 5) received vitamins C and E supplementation daily during the pre-competitive season (S group), while the placebo group (PL group, n = 5) received a pill containing maltodextrin. Both groups performed the same training load during the three-month pre-season training period. Erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes glutathione reductase, catalase and plasma carbonyl derivatives did not show any significant variation among the experimental groups. Similarly, fitness level markers did not differ among the experimental groups. However, S group demonstrated lower lipid peroxidation and muscle damage levels (p < 0.05) compared to PL group at the final phase of pre-competitive season. In conclusion, our data demonstrated that vitamin C and E supplementation in soccer players may reduce lipid peroxidation and muscle damage during high intensity efforts, but did not enhance performance.
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