Carbohydrate ingestion during endurance exercise. How much?

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March 24, 2011

A meta-analysis from 50 studies was conducted for this review. Time to exhuastion as well as submaximal exercise followed by time to exhaustion improved on average of 15.1 and 54.2% with the ingestion of carbohydrates.

Conclusion: The data support that ingestion of CHO between 30 and 80 grams/hour enhances endurance exercise performance in adults.

Carbohydrate Ingestion during Endurance Exercise Improves Performance in Adults.
J Temesi, NA Johnson, J Raymond, CA Burdon, and HT O'Connor
J. Nutr., March 16, 2011; .

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