Exercise and Minerals in Blood
Acute exercise effects on urinary losses and serum concentrations of copper and zinc of moderately trained and untrained men consuming a controlled diet.
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Scientists checked how exercise affects minerals in blood and pee in runners.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Scientists checked how exercise affects minerals in blood and pee in runners.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 521 / 44
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A snapshot of a population at a single point in time. Can identify correlations and prevalence, but cannot determine the direction of cause and effect.
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Anderson RA, Bryden NA, Polansky MM, Deuster PA
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Claims (4)
When male runners push themselves to exhaustion during intense exercise, their blood levels of zinc and copper go up right away—even when they eat the same foods—showing it's the body's natural reaction to hard workouts.
When male runners do a short, hard workout, the amount of zinc and copper they lose in their pee doesn't really change much.
After a hard workout, the levels of copper and zinc in the blood go up the same way for both fit and not-so-fit male runners, even though their fitness levels are different.
After hard exercise, zinc levels in runners' blood drop lower than before they started, and this happens even in people who don't exercise much, which might mean their bodies react slowly or lose zinc.