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Metabolic adaptation
The dietary treatments did not alter weight, body fat, or lipid profile of the subjects.
Athletes can adopt a high-fat diet without concerns about negative impacts on body composition.
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The dietary treatments did not alter the subjects' weight, body fat, or lipid profile.
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
DOI 10.1123/ijsnem.11.2.209
cross-sectional · n=5Cited 87×
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