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Vitamins and Mineral Electrolytes for Sports Performance

Sodium is the most important mineral that runners. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab,
is lost in sweat during prolonged 2004. 14(1): p. 7-17.2. Guillemant, J.,
exercise. Marathon runners are et al., Acute effects of an oral calcium
particularly susceptible to hyponatremia, load on markers of bone metabolism during
a deficiency of sodium. Other important endurance cycling exercise in male
electrolytes include magnesium, potassium athletes. Calcif Tissue Int, 2004. 74(5):
and calcium. In addition to electrolytes, p. 407-14.3. Dressendorfer, R.H., et al.,
several key vitamins that are important Mineral metabolism in male cyclists
for energy metabolism, including vitamin during high-intensity endurance training.
B3, B5, B6, B12 and folic acid.Zinc and Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab, 2002.
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involved in energy production.Vitamin C Effects of moderate endurance exercise on
and zinc are antioxidants that help calcium, parathyroid hormone, and markers
reduce oxidative stress that occurs after of bone metabolism in young women. Calcif
strenuous activity.Recent studies have Tissue Int, 1997. 60(1): p.
shown an increase in plasma homocysteine 16-20.5. Lukaski, H.C., et al., Maximal
in athletes after strong physical oxygen consumption as related to
activity. Vitamins B6, B12 and folic acid magnesium, copper, and zinc nutriture. Am
help reduce homocysteine levels.Calcium, J Clin Nutr, 1983. 37(3): p.
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activity.CalciumCalcium participates in in athletes. J Sports Sci, 1991. 9 Spec
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suppressed by calcium supplementation. Hyponatremia among runners in the Boston
[2]MagnesiumMagnesium is central to Marathon. N Engl J Med, 2005. 352(15): p.
muscle relaxation and nerve transmission. 1550-6.11. Linossier, M.T., et al.,
Magnesium also activates enzymes involved Effect of sodium citrate on performance
in energy metabolism.A significant and metabolism of human skeletal muscle
positive correlation was reported between during supramaximal cycling exercise. Eur
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magnesium concentrations decrease during al., Sodium citrate ingestion enhances 30
prolonged, intense exercise, which may km cycling performance. Int J Sports Med,
reflect redistribution from plasma to the 1996. 17(1): p. 7-11.13. Hausswirth, C.,
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can result in a significant reduction in muscle performance in acute hypobaric
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demonstrated improved swimming, cycling, and ventilatory responses to repeated 60
and running times in triathletes. s sprints following sodium citrate
[9]Sodium Excessive sweating during ingestion. J Sports Sci, 1994. 12(5): p.
prolonged exercise can result in an 469-75.15. McNaughton, L. and R. Cedaro,
electrolyte imbalance, including a Sodium citrate ingestion and its effects
deficiency of sodium (hyponatremia). It on maximal anaerobic exercise of
is common in marathon runners, cyclists, different durations. Eur J Appl Physiol
and hikers.A recent New England Journal Occup Physiol, 1992. 64(1): p.
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studied had a serious imbalance of fluid bicarbonate and sodium citrate on 600 m
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[11-17]PotassiumPotassium is needed for citrate and anaerobic performance:
electrical activity of nerve and muscle implications of dosage. Eur J Appl
cells. Potassium deficiency (hypokalemia) Physiol Occup Physiol, 1990. 61(5-6): p.
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required by enzymes that for energy immune function: effects of zinc
metabolism. Zinc is a component of supplementation. J Appl Physiol, 1994.
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enzyme, and lactate dehydrogenase, a al., Efficacy of chromium supplementation
critical muscle enzyme.Zinc may reduce in athletes: emphasis on anabolism. Int J
post-exercise free radical activity. Sport Nutr, 1992. 2(2): p.
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carbohydrate and fat metabolism. It spin resonance spectroscopy, exercise,
facilitates insulin action. Chromium may and oxidative stress: an ascorbic acid
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increases fat loss and lean muscle tissue aerobically-trained subjects shows higher
gain when used with a weight-training resistance to oxidative modification than
program. [19] However, several recent LDL from sedentary subjects.
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chromium on body composition or 207-13.22. Sanchez-Quesada, J.L., et al.,
strength.Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)Vitamin Ascorbic acid inhibits the increase in
C may prevent the formation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
exercise-induced free radicals. susceptibility to oxidation and the
[20]Vitamin C to decrease the proportion of electronegative LDL induced
susceptibility of low-density lipoprotein by intense aerobic exercise. Coron Artery
cholesterol (LDL-C) to oxidation during Dis, 1998. 9(5): p. 249-55.23. Jakeman,
acute exercise [21, 22]Vitamin C P. and S. Maxwell, Effect of antioxidant
supplementation may exert a protective vitamin supplementation on muscle
effect against eccentric exercise-induced function after eccentric exercise. Eur J
muscle damage. [23]Vitamin C may improve Appl Physiol Occup Physiol, 1993. 67(5):
recovery after strenuous endurance p. 426-30.24. Peters, E.M., et al.,
exercise [24, 25]B VitaminsA restricted Vitamin C supplementation reduces the
intake of vitamins B1, B2, B6 and C may incidence of postrace symptoms of
lead to decreased endurance capacity upper-respiratory-tract infection in
within a few weeks. [26, 27]Vitamins B6, ultramarathon runners. Am J Clin Nutr,
B12 and folic acid are needed to reduce 1993. 57(2): p. 170-4.25. Kaminski, M.
homocysteine levels. Several studies have and R. Boal, An effect of ascorbic acid
shown an increase in plasma homocysteine on delayed-onset muscle soreness. Pain,
in athletes after strong physical 1992. 50(3): p. 317-21.
activity. [28-31]Ten male field-track 26. van der Beek, E.J., Vitamins and
athletes were exercised using a fixed endurance training. Food for running or
workload treadmill test. Tests showed a faddish claims? Sports Med, 1985. 2(3):
consistent low value in the total p. 175-97.27. van der Beek, E.J., et al.,
percentile of vitamins B1, B2, folate, Thiamin, riboflavin and vitamin B6:
and biotin. [32]Supplementation with impact of restricted intake on physical
vitamin B1, B6 and B12 was been found to performance in man. J Am Coll Nutr, 1994.
improve target shooting in marksmen in 13(6): p. 629-40.28. Real, J.T., et al.,
two different studies. [33]Vitamin B3 Effects of marathon running on plasma
(Niacinamide)Vitamin B3 is a constituent total homocysteine concentrations. Nutr
of the coenzymes, nicotinamide adenine Metab Cardiovasc Dis, 2005. 15(2): p.
dinucleotide (NAD) and nicotinamide 134-9.29. Herrmann, M., et al.,
adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP), Comparison of the influence of
which are required for energy volume-oriented training and
metabolism.Vitamin B5 (Pantothenate) high-intensity interval training on serum
Vitamin B5 is involved in the Kreb's homocysteine and its cofactors in young,
cycle of energy production and is healthy swimmers. Clin Chem Lab Med,
essential in producing, transporting, and 2003. 41(11): p. 1525-31.30. Herrmann,
releasing energy from fats. Pantothenic M., et al., Homocysteine increases during
acid also activates the adrenal glands. endurance exercise. Clin Chem Lab Med,
[34]One study showed that a mixture of 2003. 41(11): p. 1518-24.31. Konig, D.,
propionyl-L-carnitine (PLC), coenzyme Q10 et al., Influence of training volume and
(CoQ10), nicotinamide (NAM), riboflavin acute physical exercise on the
and pantothenic acid improved motor homocysteine levels in endurance-trained
performance of skeletal, cardiac and men: interactions with plasma folate and
smooth muscle in rats. [35]Vitamin B6 vitamin B12. Ann Nutr Metab, 2003.
(Pyridoxine)The metabolically active 47(3-4): p. 114-8.32. Anyanwu, E.C., J.E.
coenzyme form pyridoxal 5' phosphate Ehiri, and I. Kanu, Biochemical
(PLP) is required for protein and fat evaluation of antioxidant function after
metabolism, and glycogen phosphorylase to a controlled optimum physical exercise
release glucose from muscle glycogen among adolescents. Int J Adolesc Med
(stored carbohydrates).Vitamin B6 is Health, 2005. 17(1): p. 57-66.33. Bonke,
needed to reduce homocysteine levels, D. and B. Nickel, Improvement of fine
which may become elevated after strenuous motoric movement control by elevated
levels.Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)Vitamin B12 dosages of vitamin B1, B6, and B12 in
is only available from meat, and is target shooting. Int J Vitam Nutr Res
particularly needed by vegetarian Suppl, 1989. 30: p. 198-204.34. Fidanza,
athletes.Vitamin B12 is needed to reduce A., Therapeutic action of pantothenic
homocysteine levels, which may become acid. Int J Vitam Nutr Res Suppl, 1983.
elevated after strenuous levels.One 24: p. 53-67.35. Vargiu, R., et al.,
study's findings suggested that vitamin Enhancement of muscular performance by a
B12 metabolism may be altered in coformulation of propionyl-L-carnitine,
ultra-endurance runners. [36]Folic Acid coenzyme Q10, nicotinamide, riboflavin
Folic acid is needed to reduce and pantothenic acid in the rat. Physiol
homocysteine levels, which may become Behav, 2002. 76(2): p. 257-63.36. Singh,
elevated after strenuous levels.Aloe Vera A., et al., Dietary intakes and
leafAloe vera contains acemannan, a biochemical profiles of nutritional
potent immune stimulant. [37]Aloe vera status of ultramarathoners. Med Sci
has been used for decades, both topically Sports Exerc, 1993. 25(3): p.
and internally, to enhance wound repair. 328-34.37. Yagi, A. and S. Takeo,
[38]* These statements have not been [Anti-inflammatory constituents, aloesin
evaluated by the Food and Drug and aloemannan in Aloe species and
Administration. These products are not effects of tanshinon VI in Salvia
intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or miltiorrhiza on heart]. Yakugaku Zasshi,
prevent any 2003. 123(7): p. 517-32.38. MacKay, D.
disease.References1. Winters-Stone, K.M. and A.L. Miller, Nutritional support for
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