An Overview on How Exercise with Green Tea Consumption Can Prevent the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species and Improve Sports Performance

Hadi Nobari, Saber Saedmocheshi, Linda H. Chung, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Marcos Maynar-Mariño and Jorge Pérez-Gómez
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Hadi Nobari: HEME Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
Saber Saedmocheshi: Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Kurdistan, 66177-15175 Sanandaj, Kurdistan, Iran
Linda H. Chung: Research Center for High Performance Sport, Campus de los Jerónimos, Catholic University of Murcia, Guadalupe, 30107 Murcia, Spain
Katsuhiko Suzuki: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa 359-1192, Japan
Marcos Maynar-Mariño: Department of Physiology, School of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain
Jorge Pérez-Gómez: HEME Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Extremadura, 10003 Caceres, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: Free radicals are reactive products that have multiple effects on the human body. Endogenous and exogenous antioxidants manage the overproduction of free radicals. However, an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidant factors causes oxidative stress. Exercise and physical activity are factors that increase oxidative stress and disrupts the body’s homeostasis. Intensity and duration of training, training characteristics, and fitness level can have positive or negative effects on oxidative stress. Green tea consumption is recommended for the prevention of a variety of diseases, health maintenance, and weight loss. The effectiveness of green tea is primarily due to the presence of catechins and polyphenols, specifically (–)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate, which has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties based on clinical and animal studies. This review investigates the effect of green tea exercise and their interactive effects on free radicals and sports improvement.

Keywords: antioxidant status; nutrition; performance; physical activity; reactive oxygen species (ROS) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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