Research
Metabolic adaptation
Increased availability of circulating free fatty acids (FFA) inhibits the rate of glycolysis in heart and resting skeletal muscle.
This suggests that practitioners should be aware of the inhibitory effects of elevated FFA on glycolysis during exercise.
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Increased availability of circulating free fatty acids (FFA) inhibits the rate of glycolysis in heart and resting skeletal muscle (Randle effect).
Why this rating
Based on study design from abstract.
Source
Effect of elevated FFA on carbohydrate and lipid oxidation during prolonged exercise in humans
Éric Ravussin et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 1986
other · n=11Cited 80×
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