The myths surrounding pre-exercise carbohydrate feeding

Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 18-25

  Jeukendrup, Asker E ^a   Killer, Sophie C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endurance; Exercise performance; Glucose; Timing of carbohydrate intake

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CATECHOLAMINE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; GLYCOGEN; INSULIN; MALTODEXTRIN; SUCROSE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ATHLETE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; DIET; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC INDEX; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; GLYCOGEN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS; MUSCLE EXERCISE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SYMPTOM;

BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952544834     PISSN: 02506807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322698     Document Type: Review

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