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What is the role of oxygen in my body?

Dr. Vonda Wright, MD
Dr. Vonda Wright, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
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Oxygen is important to every cell in your body. Without it, your cells can’t make energy, and their metabolism is less effective. You switch from a highly efficient energy-making machine to being 16 times less efficient and generating a lot of lactic acid (which is what builds up in your muscles and makes you sore). Without sufficient oxygen, we perform less efficiently.

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