Research
Metabolic adaptation
A 5-day high-fat diet followed by 1-day carbohydrate restoration resulted in a 45% increase in fat oxidation and a 30% decrease in carbohydrate oxidation during cycling at 70% VO2 peak.
Cyclists may benefit from high-fat diets for improved fat oxidation during endurance activities.
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Results indicate that the metabolic shifts incurred by the FAT-adpt diet, despite carbohydrate restoration, resulted in decreased whole body and skeletal muscle CHO oxidation and increased whole body FAT oxidation during steady state cycling.
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Based on study design from abstract.
Source
Decreased Skeletal Muscle Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Activation During Cycling Following Short-term High-fat Adaptation With Carbohydrate Restoration
Trent Stellingwerff et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2005
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