Would You Like a Green Tea with that PureFit Bar?

A new study suggests athletes should drink antioxidant-rich green tea to counter the effects of resistance exercise. From FoodNavigator-USA.com:

“The inadequate intake of dietary antioxidants among the physically active populations must be considered,” says Vilma Simoes Pereira Panza (a researcher at Brazil’s Federal University of Santa Catarinathe and lead author on the paper about the study). “This study suggests that green tea intake may offer a protective effect against oxidative damaged induced by resistance exercise.”

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