The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of supplementation containing antioxidants on oxidative stress and muscle damage in endurance exercise. Fifteen untrained healthy males (mean age 24.4± 2.4yr) were assigned to drink either on antioxidant beverage (A) or water (W) on two sessions separated by I week. The antioxidant beverage contained 0.2 mg vitamin E, 20 mg vitamin C, 0.12 mg n-carotene, 4.0 g fructose, 1.0 g glucose and 1.0 g sucrose per 100 ml. Subjects consumed 500m1 of A or W one hour before exercise and 150 ml every 15 mm during an 80% maximal 02 consumption (VO2max) treadmill exercise. The concentrations of biochemical parameters were measured pre-exercise, ex-30 mm, and exhaustion. The results indicated that no significant differences were observed between the two groups for superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and glutathion (GSH) concentration. The malondialdehyde+4-hydroxynonenal (MDA+4-HNE) production at exhaustion in A group was significantly lower than W group. There was also no significant difference in creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity for the two groups during exercise, eventhough the A group tend decreased the activity of CK. In conclusion, ingestion of antioxidant beverage before and during exercise might help to decrease lipid peroxidation.
The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of supplementation containing antioxidants on oxidative stress and muscle damage in endurance exercise. Fifteen untrained healthy males (mean age 24.4± 2.4yr) were assigned to drink either on antioxidant beverage (A) or water (W) on two sessions separated by I week. The antioxidant beverage contained 0.2 mg vitamin E, 20 mg vitamin C, 0.12 mg n-carotene, 4.0 g fructose, 1.0 g glucose and 1.0 g sucrose per 100 ml. Subjects consumed 500m1 of A or W one hour before exercise and 150 ml every 15 mm during an 80% maximal 02 consumption (VO2max) treadmill exercise. The concentrations of biochemical parameters were measured pre-exercise, ex-30 mm, and exhaustion. The results indicated that no significant differences were observed between the two groups for superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and glutathion (GSH) concentration. The malondialdehyde+4-hydroxynonenal (MDA+4-HNE) production at exhaustion in A group was significantly lower than W group. There was also no significant difference in creatine kinase (CK) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) activity for the two groups during exercise, eventhough the A group tend decreased the activity of CK. In conclusion, ingestion of antioxidant beverage before and during exercise might help to decrease lipid peroxidation.