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Ketogenic diets regularly fail to increase stamina results in comparison to a carb diet.
Practitioners should be cautious about using ketogenic diets for improving stamina in athletes.
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With significant increases in fatty acid oxidation levels, such diets regularly fail to increase stamina results in comparison to a carb diet.
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Weight Loss and Physical Performance with Ketogenic Diet: Overview
Anvi Rana · IJASS(International Journal of Applied Sports Sciences) · 2022
DOI 10.24985/ijass.2022.34.2.87
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