Systematic review: Carbohydrate supplementation on exercise performance or capacity of varying durations

Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 998-1011

  Stellingwerff, Trent ^a   Cox, Gregory R ^b  

^a CANADIAN SPORT INSTITUTE PACIFIC   (Canada)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Dose response; Duration; Performance

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DIET;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTOR;

DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84906772073     PISSN: 17155312     EISSN: 17155320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2014-0027     Document Type: Review

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