How does body take care of the reactive oxygen compounds?
Body has its own defense mechanism and it produces anti-oxidants to fight against the reactive oxygen compounds. And, doing exercise daily can increase oxygen utilization from 10 to 20 times over the resting state. Increase in the generation of free radicals (reactive oxygen compounds), enhances the antioxidant defense system and protects body against exercise induced free radical damage. However, body may not produce sufficient anti-oxidants to fully counteract the amount of free radicals present after exercise. Why do I need supplements like vitamin C and E? As we knew till now that antioxidant supplements like vitamin C and E have potential health-promoting properties that reduces the risk of diabetes and cancer. So, these vitamins can help in counteracting the free radicals produced by exercise. What does the new finding say about supplements like vitamin C and E? As per new research, preventing diabetes through exercise, which is recommended by all physicians, might be harder when
