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Marginal vitamin C status is associated with reduced fat oxidation during submaximal exercise in young adults

BACKGROUND: Vitamin C is a cofactor in the biosynthesis of carnitine, a molecule required for the oxidation of fatty acids. A reduction in the ability to oxidize fat may contribute to the reported inverse relationship between vitamin C status and adiposity. To examine this possibility, we conducted...

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Autores principales: Johnston, Carol S, Corte, Corinne, Swan, Pamela D
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1564400/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16945143
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-7075-3-35