Research
Energy balance
The high-fat diet prior to carbohydrate loading improved time trial performance.
Implementing a high-fat diet before carbohydrate loading may enhance cycling performance in trained athletes.
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The HFD-CHO treatment was also associated with improved TT times (29.5 +/- 2.9 min vs. 30.9 +/- 3.4 min for HFD-CHO and CTL-CHO, p <.05).
Why this rating
Based on the randomized cross-over trial design.
Source
High-Fat Diet versus Habitual Diet Prior to Carbohydrate Loading: Effects on Exercise Metabolism and Cycling Performance
Estelle V. Lambert et al. · International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism · 2001
cross-sectional · n=5Cited 87×
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