The effect of carbohydrate gels on gastrointestinal tolerance during a 16-km run

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 485-503

  Pfeiffer, Beate ^a   Cotterill, Alexandra ^a   Grathwohl, Dominik ^b   Stellingwerff, Trent ^b   Jeukendrup, Asker E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate ingestion; Gastrointestinal distress; Performance; Running

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUNNING;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 70349777593     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.19.5.485     Document Type: Article

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