EXERCISE, FREE-RADICAL GENERATION AND VITAMINS

Physical activity raises oxygen demand by many fold, causing a paralle l increase in the formation of oxygen radical species. Vitamins are co ncerned with either energy metabolism or free radical scavenging, This review outlines the possible damage to cell structures following stre nuous exercise and the role of vitamins as part of natural anti-oxidan t defence systems, A brief discussion is included on the relationship between physical activity, the immune system and cancer.