Research
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Reducing intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) stores via a 3-day consumption of a very-low-fat (LFAT) diet does not impair running performance compared to a moderate-fat (MFAT) diet.
Endurance athletes may not need to worry about performance impairment when following a very-low-fat diet for a short duration.
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The results suggest that reducing IMCL via 3-d consumption of a LFAT diet does not impair running performance lasting a little over 2 h (compared with 3-d consumption of a MFAT diet plus 1-d glycogen normalization).
Why this rating
Based on study design from abstract.
Source
Effect of Dietary Fat on Serum and Intramyocellular Lipids and Running Performance
D. Enette Larson‐Meyer et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2008
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