Glucose-fructose likely improves gastrointestinal comfort and endurance running performance relative to glucose-only

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages e613-e620

  Wilson, P B ^a,b   Ingraham, S J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endurance; Exercise; Exogenous; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BLOOD; COLIC; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEFECATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENDURANCE; ERUCTATION; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NAUSEA; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COLIC; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEFECATION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ERUCTATION; FEMALE; FLATULENCE; FRUCTOSE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; NAUSEA; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RUNNING;

EID: 84948718060     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sms.12386     Document Type: Article

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