title: [Are antioxidant supplements effective in reducing delayed onset muscle soreness? A systematic review].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In recent years, antioxidant supplements have become popular to counter the effects of free radicals and muscle damage symptoms, including delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To conduct a systematic review in different databases to determine the effects of antioxidant supplements on DOMS.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted a search in databases; Cochrane, Pubmed, Scopus and SportDiscus and Web of Science (WOS). The words and acronyms used were; Delayed onset muscle soreness, exercise induced muscle damage, DOMS, EIMD, antioxidant and oxidative stress.
  
  
  RESULTS
  54 articles were identified of which 48 were retreived, all in English, 17 related to vitamin C and E, supplements polyphenolic correspond to fourteen, eleven other antioxidant supplements and six to commercial supplements, all of them used to diminish the DOMS and other variables.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Both vitamins and commercial supplements have low effectiveness in reducing DOMS, while polyphenols and other antioxidant supplements show moderate to good effectiveness in combating DOMS. However, most of the studies have effectiveness in reducing other symptoms of muscle damage besides helping in the post-exercise recovery.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias de la Cultura Física, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México.. rcandia@uach.mx.
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Candia-Luján
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, España.. japazf@unileon.es.
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: De Paz Fernández
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad de Viçosa, Brasil.. osvaldo.moreira@ufv.br.
authors.forename: Osvaldo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Costa Moreira
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D015444:Exercise; D006801:Humans; D063806:Myalgia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014815:Vitamins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D059808:Polyphenols; D014815:Vitamins