Research
Metabolic adaptation
Short-term consumption of high-fat, low-carbohydrate diets combined with daily physical activity can dramatically alter patterns of fuel utilization and exercise responses.
Practitioners should consider incorporating HFLC diets with physical activity to enhance fuel utilization and exercise performance.
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This chapter provides a contemporary review on how short-term consumption of high-fat, low-carbohydrate (HFLC) diets when undertaken in combination with daily physical activity can dramatically alter patterns of fuel utilization and subsequent exercise responses.
Why this rating
The claim is based on human studies as mentioned in the abstract.
Source
Metabolic Adaptations to a High‐Fat Diet
John A. Hawley et al. · 2013
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