May 13, 2009

Vitamins should not be used after exercise

The sales of vitamins have grown over the past few years to a level where more or less everyone buys some sort of vitamin product within their shopping as a matter of course. These are packaged as being good for people who are young, old and those who like to keep fit.

The benefits are clear for the young and the old. However, when it comes to the people who take regular exercise the benefits of taking a vitamin or a vitamin enhanced drink may not be what the consumer thinks.

According to research carried out by German scientists, taking a vitamin after exercise can actually undo some of the benefits of the exercise, suggesting that all of that hard work could simply be undone by popping a pill.

Source [BBC]