Antioxidants aren't always good for you and can impair muscle function, study shows

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 - 13:28 in Health & Medicine

Antioxidants increasingly have been praised for their benefits against disease and aging, but recent studies show that they also can cause harm. Researchers have been studying how to improve oxygen delivery to the skeletal muscle during physical activity by using antioxidants. Their findings show that sometimes antioxidants can impair muscle function.

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