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Metabolic adaptation
Fat oxidation increased by 34% after 6 days of a high-fat diet.
Endurance athletes may experience increased fat oxidation with a high-fat diet.
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Fat oxidation... increased 34% after 6 d of FAT-ADAPT to 23.3 ± 0.9 g/20 min (P < 0.05).
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Source
THE EFFECT OF A HIGH-FAT DIET ON SUBSTRATE UTILIZATION AND GLUCOSE TOLERANCE IN ENDURANCE TRAINED ATHLETES
Heidi M. Staudacher et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2001
DOI 10.1097/00005768-200105001-00866
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