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IL-6 gene expression was unaffected by CHO ingestion.
CHO ingestion does not alter the gene expression of IL-6 during exercise.
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However, this increase was not affected by either mode of exercise or CHO ingestion.
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Based on the randomized trials conducted.
Source
CARBOHYDRATE INGESTION ATTENUATES THE INCREASE IN PLASMA IL-6, BUT NOT SKELETAL MUSCLE IL-6 MRNA, DURING EXERCISE IN HUMANS
Rebecca L. Starkie et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2001
DOI 10.1097/00005768-200105001-00288
rct · n=7
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