NUTRITION IN SPORT

findings is unclear. Because most of plasma copper is bound to ceruloplasmin, an increase in copper may be required for increase ...

Because selenium serves as an antioxidant, adequate levels may reduce oxidative stress during exercise and aid in recovery, ther ...

Selenium intake and plasma levels were exam- ined before and after a week of sustained physi- cal activity, psychological stress ...

Summary Little is known about selenium intake and status of athletes or changes in selenium status with training. A few studies ...

when given in conjunction with vitamin C, and foods prepared in stainless steel cookware can increase the amount of chromium ava ...

weight. The chromium supplement did not affect the change in skinfolds, circumferences or strength. The authors suggested that t ...

Negative effects of chromium supplementation Because chromium has a low absorption rate, it is not considered to be toxic (Andin ...

suggest that vanadyl sulphate will have any ben- eficial effects for athletes. Boron Boron has been found to be an essential ele ...

that zinc supplements produced some strength gains but the data are inconclusive. A few studies have reported benefits of seleni ...

requirements for athletes. International Journal of Sport Nutrition 4 , 104–119. Colditz, G.A. (1996) Selenium and cancer protec ...

Dentkowski, A., Sawicka, T. & Drozd, J. (1996) Effects of a 10 week-training on biochemical and hematolog- ical variables in ...

vanadyl sulfate. National Strength and Conditioning Association Journal 14 , 47–51. Newhouse, I.J., Clement, D.B. & Lai, C. ...

Stoecker, B.J. (1996) Chromium. In Present Knowledge in Nutrition, 7th edn (ed. E.E. Ziegler & L.J. Filer Jr), pp. 344–353. ...

Introduction The optimal production, control and efficiency of human energy is the key composite determinant of all muscular pow ...

hydroxy-b-methylbutyrate (HMB) from leucine; nutraceuticals or phytochemicals, non-drug substances found in plants that are purp ...

lean body mass, and increased strength over a 5-week period. However, this study has been criticized on the grounds of poor expe ...

catabolic, effect of HMB supplementation. In one study, HMB supplementation (1.5 or 3.0 g · day–1), in a dose–response manner, i ...

function. All of these roles could provide ergogenic potential, but the most researched theory involves the effect of phosphate ...

improve prolonged aerobic endurance capacity. Additionally, by decreasing the ratio of acetyl- coenzyme A (CoA) to CoA and hence ...

strate utilization, serum lactate levels, oxygen uptake, cardiac function or anaerobic threshold during submaximal exercise or s ...