Skip to search boxSkip to navigationSkip to main content

Impact of carbohydrate nutrition on exercise metabolism and performance

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Open access

Abstract

Carbohydrate (CHO) ingestion before and during exercise has consistently been reported to increase endurance exercise capacity/performance but the mechanisms responsible and optimal dose required are still debated. Feeding CHO is believed to spare muscle glycogen, spare liver glycogen, have central neural actions, and peripheral neural effects. A combination of these mechanisms is likely and the nature of the exercise performed is key when interpreting these data. Research on the optimal dose of CHO to improve performance over a range of exercise durations and intensities has been a recent focus. Optimal doses suggested from these studies cover a range (30-80 g•h-1) that likely reflects exercise task, training status, and/or individual variation in response.

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Contribution to journal Article Peer-review

Original language

English

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech (Volume 25, Issue 2)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 04/2014

Publication status

Published - 04/2014

ISSN

1722-6996

External Publication IDs

  • ORCID: /0000-0002-2276-6555/work/37134811

Access to documents

Publication metrics

Metrics

Download statistics
Download count
2