Pre-exercise carbohydrate and fat ingestion: Effects on metabolism and performance

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-38

  Hargreaves, Mark ^a   Hawley, John A ^b   Jeukendrup, Asker ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Free fatty acids; Glucose uptake; Insulin; Muscle glycogen

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; FATTY ACID; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN;

ATHLETE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOLYSIS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION;

DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0842265776     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0264041031000140536     Document Type: Conference Paper

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