10.3205/DGKH000146
Benkhai, Hicham
Hicham
Benkhai
Lemanski, Sandra
Sandra
Lemanski
Below, Harald
Harald
Below
Heiden, Jens Uwe
Jens Uwe
Heiden
Below, Elke
Elke
Below
Lademann, Jürgen
Jürgen
Lademann
Bornewasser, Manfred
Manfred
Bornewasser
Balz, Theo
Theo
Balz
Chudaske, Christine
Christine
Chudaske
Kramer, Axel
Axel
Kramer
Can physical stress be measured in urine using the parameter antioxidative potential?
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2010
JournalArticle
physical stress
radicals
antioxidant potential
antioxidant capacity
sports
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
2010-09-21
2010
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-dgkh0001465
dgkh000146
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GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinär; 5(2):Doc03; ISSN 1863-5245
Although regular exercise is known to promote health, it is also well known that competetive sports can lead to an increase of free radical production, and thus to a drop in antioxidative potential. Thus, the present study examined the effect of competetive sports on the antioxidative potential (AOP).
Using chemoluminescence, the AOP was measured in the spontaneous urine of leisure and semi-professional athletes during a training camp. Further, the parameters creatinin and uric acid were measured.
It was shown that physical stress led to a drop in the antioxidant potential of up to approximately 50%. To compensate for this decline, special antioxidant food is recommended.
GMS Krankenhaushygiene Interdisziplinär; 5(2):Doc03; ISSN 1863-5245