Vitamins & Minerals

Luciana de Quadros

Publications

• Mini Review
  Ascorbic Acid and Performance: A Review
  Author(s): Luciana de Quadros, Igor Brandao and Rafael LonghiLuciana de Quadros, Igor Brandao and Rafael Longhi
  
  Purpose: Review of the evidence which supports the consumption of vitamin C for sportsmen and athletes aiming improvement performance. Data synthesis: Vitamin C is an essential micronutrient with several important biological functions. In addition to being considered a potent antioxidant that eliminates reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Among other functions, vitamin C reduces the symptoms of colds and flu, accelerating the recovery process and has an anti-catabolic effect. This effect has fundamental importance for the physically active. Considering that vitamin C participates as a cofactor in carnitine biosynthesis, steroid hormones and neurotransmitters, it has been established the idea that the need for this nutrient would increase for people engaged in strenuous exercise or frequent stress. Because of this, this paper aims to investigate the role of this micronutrient in perf.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2376-1318.1000136

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