NUTRITION
ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS
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Question
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Keeps oxygen from destroying other nutrients in your body.
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Vitamin E
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Vitamin C
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -(1968). The authors concluded that vitamin E might have an enhancing effect on endurance due to its ability to increase activity of respiratory enzymes in mitochondria of muscle cells and thereby improve the utilization of oxygen in muscle during activity, especially at high altitudes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin with several forms, but alpha-tocopherol is the only one used by the human body. Its main role is to act as an antioxidant, scavenging loose electrons-so-called “free radicals”-that can damage cells.
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