Carbohydrate ingestion during endurance exercise improves performance in adults

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 141, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 890-897

  Temesi, John ^a   Johnson, Nathan A ^a   Raymond, Jacqueline ^a   Burdon, Catriona A ^a   O'Connor, Helen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ELECTROLYTE; PLACEBO;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DATA BASE; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIME;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79955502508     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.137075     Document Type: Article

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