Are female ultra-endurance triathletes getting a sufficient daily carbohydrate intake?

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 139-144

  McCowan, Kristin A ^a   Edelstein, Sari ^a  

^a SIMMONS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Female athletes; Triathletes; Triathlon; Ultra endurance

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CYCLING; DIETARY INTAKE; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID; HUMAN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PORTION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TRAINING; TRIATHLON;

EID: 33747496692     PISSN: 08835691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008486-200604000-00009     Document Type: Article

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