Vitamins ‘can undo exercise benefits’

ANTIOXIDANT vitamins can undo some of the most important health benefits of exercise, research has shown.

Taking vitamins C and E after a workout appears to prevent physical exercise improving the body’s energy regulation, a study found.

Exercise is known to increase sensitivity to the hormone insulin, which governs the way cells use sugar as an energy source. Type 2 diabetes occurs when the body becomes resistant and less sensitive to insulin.