Background: Regarding importance of anti-oxidative nutrition in
recovery period especially in relation with strengthening the immune system,
the aim of this study was to investigate the effect two consecutive soccer
matches with vitamin C supplementation during recovery on serum immunoglobulin
and cortisol in collegiate male footballers.
Methods: A sampling of 36 soccer footballers from football
leagues first division of Iranian universities were selected and randomly
divided in to three groups. supplementation group (SG) to perform two
consecutive football games and receive one-liter beverage containing 500 mg
vitamin C, placebo group (PG) also performed two consecutive football games and
received the same amount of
aspartame-containing beverage, while the control group (CG) did not receive any
intervention. Every football match consists of two 45- minute halves with 15
minute rest time in between and was held the interval of less than 48 hours of
the next contest. Supplements were consumed in period 1 hour after the second
games. Blood samples were collected before and one hour after second games for
measurement measuring of the relevant indicators items. The paired and
independent t-test was used to assess significant within and between groups to
analyze the results.
Results: As can be seen in the table, the changes within the
groups of IgA and cortisol (p=0.023) is significant (p=0.04) in the placebo
group.
Conclusion: Overall, it seems appears that vitamin C
supplementation in the form of effervescent tablets in during recovery from two consecutive soccer games can
moderated change in serum immunoglobulin A, G and cortisol levels in college football
players and may reduce the incidence of URTI in these
players.
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