N-Acetyl Cysteine and Increased Plasma Total Antioxidant Capacity

• N-Acetyl cysteine does not improve repeated intense endurance cycling performance of well-trained cyclists.

  • 2019-04-27
  • RCT · n = 11
  • European journal of applied physiology 119(6)
  • • Peter M Christensen
    • Jens Bangsbo
    • Jens Bangsbo

  • PubMed: 31030296
  • DOI: 10.1007/s00421-019-04132-7

  9 Insights on

  • Increased Plasma Total Antioxidant Capacity

  • High evidence
  • Athletes

  Plasma total antioxidant capacity was not affected by supplementation and prior exhaustive exercise (respective main effects: P = 0.83 and P = 0.19).

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  20 mg/kg