Purpose:
Investigation the effects of Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) supplementation, with or without vitamin E, on serum lipid profile, C-reactive protein(CRP), total antioxidant capacity, vitamin C, E and A, IL-6, and glutathione peroxidase activity in basketball players.
Inclusion criteria:
Healthy and athlete males with age between 17-35 year; not taking anti-oxidants 2 weeks before introducing to intervention.
Exclusion criteria:
Persons who treated with immunosupressor drugs; Persons who do not want to continue intervention.
Total sample was 34 from healthy, well-trained male Participants received 2 g EPA and/or 400 IU vitamin E and/or placebo depending on their groups from 2011-2012. For 6 weeks,eight subjects received an EPA supplement with vitamin E (group 1), nine subjects received an EPA supplement with vitamin E placebo (group 2), nine subjects received an EPA supplement placebo and vitamiE (group 3), and eight subjects received an EPA supplement placebo and vitamin E placebo (group 4).