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Metabolic adaptation
Adaptation to a FAT diet reduced RER during cycling at 70% of VO2peak, which was partially restored by 1 day of high-CHO.
Cyclists may benefit from a brief period of fat adaptation followed by carbohydrate recovery to optimize performance.
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Adaptation to a FAT diet reduced RER during cycling at 70% of VO2peak; this was partially restored by 1 d of high-CHO.
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Based on the controlled study design with trained cyclists.
Source
FAT ADAPTATION WITH CARBOHYDRATE RECOVERY PROMOTES METABOLIC ADAPTATIONS DURING PROLONGED CYCLING
Louise M. Burke et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 1999
DOI 10.1097/00005768-199905001-00297
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