Is there a specific role for sucrose in sports and exercise performance?

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 571-583

  Wallis, Gareth A ^a   Wittekind, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b International Sugar Organisation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Exercise test; Muscle fatigue

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE POLYMER; PALATINOSE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BODY WEIGHT; CARBOHYDRATE ABSORPTION; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE TRANSPORT; CYCLING; ENDURANCE TRAINING; EXERCISE; EXERCISE RECOVERY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLYCOGEN LIVER LEVEL; GLYCOGEN MUSCLE LEVEL; HUMAN; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MEAL; PREEXERCISE MEAL; WALKING;

ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCANS; GLUCOSE; GLYCOGEN; HUMANS; ISOMALTOSE; LIVER; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; SPORTS NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SUCROSE;

EID: 84892428982     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.23.6.571     Document Type: Article

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