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Metabolic adaptation
Fat oxidation decreased by 30% after 6 days of a high-carbohydrate diet.
A high-carbohydrate diet may reduce fat oxidation in endurance athletes.
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Fat oxidation decreased 30% after HCHO to 11.3 ± 1.4 g/20 min, P < 0.05.
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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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