Ketogenic diet does not affect strength performance in elite artistic gymnasts

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Paoli, Antonio ^a   Grimaldi, Keith ^b   D'Agostino, Dominic ^c   Cenci, Lorenzo ^d   Moro, Tatiana ^a   Bianco, Antonino ^e   Palma, Antonio ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Tisanoreica Study Center   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body composition; Gymnastic; Strength; Very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864124395     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15502783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1550-2783-9-34     Document Type: Article

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