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CHO ingestion blunted the increase in plasma IL-6 concentration during exercise (P < 0.01).
Ingesting carbohydrates during exercise can help reduce inflammatory responses.
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CHO ingestion blunted (P < 0.01) this response.
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Carbohydrate ingestion attenuates the increase in plasma interleukin‐6, but not skeletal muscle interleukin‐6 mRNA, during exercise in humans
Rebecca L. Starkie et al. · The Journal of Physiology · 2001
DOI 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.0585a.x
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