Fructose–Glucose Composite Carbohydrates and Endurance Performance: Critical Review and Future Perspectives

Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1561-1576

  Rowlands, David S ^a   Houltham, S ^a   Musa Veloso, K ^b   Brown, F ^a   Paulionis, L ^b   Bailey, D ^c  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Cantox Health Sciences International   (Canada)

^c NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MALTODEXTRIN; MALTOSE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; BEVERAGE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; ENDURANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; HUMAN; LIVER; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STOMACH EMPTYING; TASTE;

BEVERAGES; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FRUCTOSE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LIVER; MALTOSE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; POLYSACCHARIDES; TASTE;

EID: 84945477169     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-015-0381-0     Document Type: Review

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