Showing posts with label recovery time. Show all posts
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Friday, July 16, 2010

USANA Health Sciences and TOSH Collaborate on New Vitamin Studies


Can Vitamin D Reduce Muscular Weakness in Healthy, Active Adults?Second Study Examines Vitamin C Role in Knee Injury Recovery

MURRAY, Utah, Jul 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Can something as a simple as a vitamin supplement help your body recover more quickly from the pain and stiffness associated with vigorous exercise, or even improve recovery from surgery? Researchers at TOSH--The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital and USANA Health Sciences, Inc. /quotes/comstock/15*!usna/quotes/nls/usna (USNA 39.27, 0.00, 0.00%) are hoping to answer these questions with different studies focused on vitamin supplements. 

In the first study, Tyler Barker, PhD., a physiologist at TOSH, and Brian Dixon, PhD., a senior scientist at USANA, are hoping to determine whether vitamin D -- most recently championed as a means to prevent or reduce a person's risk of cardiovascular disease -- can reduce post-exercise