Evidence Gaps

Muscle soreness · mainly physically active individuals1 partaking in exercise2 designed to produce delayed onset muscle soreness

Summary of findings: antioxidants showed no clear difference in muscle soreness compared with placebo (low certainty).

5 findings from 1 review

Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
21 studies · 525 participants
Low
Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
41 studies · 936 participants
Moderate
Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
45 studies · 1047 participants
Low

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Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
28 studies · 657 participants
Moderate
Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
17 studies · 436 participants
Low

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