Body composition at high altitude: A randomized placebo-controlled trial of dietary carbohydrate supplementation

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1193-1202

  Macdonald, Jamie H ^a,b   Oliver, Samuel J ^a,b   Hillyer, Kelly ^b   Sanders, Stephan ^b   Smith, Zoe ^b   Williams, Catherine ^b   Yates, Danny ^b   Ginnever, Hazel ^b   Scanlon, Edward ^b   Roberts, Edward ^b   Murphy, Dave ^b   Lawley, Justin ^b   Chichester, Eleanor ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical Expeditions   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; GLYCOGEN; PLACEBO; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BONE MINERAL; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; LIPID DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOTAL BODY WATER; TRAVEL;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALTITUDE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WATER; BONE AND BONES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; INDIA; SLEEP;

EID: 70350645082     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28075     Document Type: Article

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