The effect of green tea extract supplementation on exercise-induced oxidative stress parameters in male sprinters

Ewa Jówko; Barbara Długołęcka; Beata Makaruk; Igor Cieśliński

doi:10.1007/s00394-014-0757-1

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Eur J Nutr. 2015; 54(5): 783–791.

Published online 2014 Aug 14. doi: 10.1007/s00394-014-0757-1

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Table 1

Daily intake of energy, vitamins C and E, beta-carotene, and selenium in sprinters (n = 16) after 4-week supplementation with placebo (PL) or green tea extract (GTE)

	PL	GTE
Energy (kcal)	4,072 ± 120	3,911 ± 105
Vitamin C (mg)	99 ± 3	95 ± 2
Vitamin E (mg)^a	9.6 ± 0.3	9.1 ± 0.6
Beta-carotene (µg)	3,715 ± 105	3,749 ± 99
Selenium (µg)	91 ± 10	89 ± 10

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Values are presented as mean ± SEM. No significant differences were documented between treatments (paired t test)

^amg tocopherol equivalents