Effect of ingestion of medium-chain triacylglycerols on moderate- and high-intensity exercise in recreational athletes

Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 120-125

  Nosaka, Naohisa ^a   Suzuki, Yoshie ^a   Nagatoishi, Akira ^a   Kasai, Michio ^a   Wu, Jian ^a   Taguchi, Motoko ^b  

^a The Nisshin OilliO Group   (Japan)

^b JAPAN WOMEN'S COLLEGE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Duration time; Exhaustion; Medium chain triacylglycerols (MCT); Moderate intensity exercise; Recreational athlete

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; LACTIC ACID; LONG CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; MEDIUM CHAIN TRIACYLGLYCEROL; OXYGEN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY YIELD; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXHAUSTION; FAT INTAKE; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID OXIDATION; MALE; METABOLIC REGULATION; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RECREATION; TIME; BICYCLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; LIPID METABOLISM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; BICYCLING; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; LIPID METABOLISM; OXYGEN; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TRIGLYCERIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650757011     PISSN: 03014800     EISSN: 18817742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.55.120     Document Type: Article

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