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Iron, Vitamins Could Affect Physical Fitness in Adolescents
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Iron, Vitamins Could Affect Physical Fitness in Adolescents
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Bethesda, Md. (Aug. 8, 2012)Adolescence is an important time not only for
growing but for acquiring healthy habits that will last a lifetime, such
as choosing foods rich in vitamins and minerals, and adopting a regular
exercise regimen. Unfortunately, several studies have shown that
adolescents intake of important nutrients, as well as their performance on
standard physical fitness tests, has fallen in recent years. Because
nutrition and fitness are intertwinedfor example, iron forms part of
hemoglobin, which carries oxygen to muscles, and antioxidants such as
vitamin C aid in rebuilding damage after intense trainingthese two
findings could be related. In a new study, researchers have found that
adolescents blood levels of various micronutrients are correlated with how
well they performed in certain physical fitness tests. Though these
results dont prove causality, they suggest a new relationship between
different measures of adolescent health.
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The article is entitled Iron and Vitamin Status Biomarkers and its
Association with Physical Fitness in Adolescents. The HELENA Study. and is
online at http://bit.ly/Q2j6lJ. It appears in the online edition of the
Journal of Applied Physiology, a publication of the American Physiological
Society.
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Results
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The researchers found that blood levels of certain micronutrients were
intimately connected with the volunteers performance on the physical
fitness tests. For cardiorespiratory fitness, concentrations of
hemoglobin, retinol, and vitamin C in males and beta-carotene and vitamin
D in females was positively associated with VO2max. For muscular fitness,
concentrations of hemoglobin, beta-carotene and retinol was positively
associated with performing better on the standing long jump in males,
while concentrations of alpha-tocopherol was negatively associated with
the performance in this test. In addition, beta-carotene and vitamin D in
females was associated with performing better on the standing long jump
test.
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Importance of the Findings
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The authors suggest that studies connecting micronutrients, such as the
ones they measured, with physical fitness in any population has been
controversial and limited. This is especially true for adolescents, a
group thats often difficult to gather information on. This new study, they
say, is one of the first to find connections between micronutrients and
physical fitness in this age group, with the strength of controlling the
results for a complete set of relevant confounders. Yet, they note that
more research still needs to be done.
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The associations between physical fitness and iron or vitamin status
observed in this cross-sectional study in adolescents should be followed
up by a study specifically designed to evaluate causal relationships, the
authors write.
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Iron and vitamin status biomarkers and its association with physical
fitness in adolescents: the HELENA study
Luis Gracia-Marco , Jara Valtue , Francisco B. Ortega , Faustino R.
Pez-Lez , Germ Vicente-Rodruez , Christina Breidenassel , Marika Ferrari ,
Des Molnar , Kurt Widhalm , Stefaan de Henauw , Anthony Kafatos , Ligia E.
Diaz , Fric Gottrand , Giuseppe Maiani , Peter Stehle , Manuel J. Castillo
, Luis A. Moreno , Marcela Gonzez-Gross ,
Journal of Applied Physiology Published 15 August 2012 Vol. 113 no. 4,
566-573 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01492.2011
http://jap.physiology.org/content/113/4/566
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