The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences report today that vitamin C and vitamin E supplements may counteract the beneficial affects of exercise on diabetes and glucose metabolism. The University of Jena and Harvard University study shows that exercise induces bursts of free radicals that cause our body to activate and metabolize carbohydrates more efficiently, which can prevent type 2 diabetes and other conditions that may lead to stroke, coronary artery disease and kidney failure. Mitigating these free radicals with antioxidant vitamins could, therefore, block the health effects conferred by exercise.
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May 12, 2009


Dr. Steven Chang, the author of DailyDose, is a staff physician with Kosmix RightHealth. Dr. Chang practices Family Medicine at the University of California Davis Medical Center, where his medical interests include both pediatric and geriatric care, public health, gay and lesbian health, and sleep medicine. Dr. Chang trained at the Stanford University affiliated O'Connor Hospital, and was a research fellow at the National Institute of Health. He holds an M.D. from McGill University and a BA in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.