Research
Metabolic adaptation
There is limited capacity for fatty acid oxidation during exercise despite the abundance of endogenous triglycerides.
Practitioners should be aware of the limitations in fat oxidation during exercise.
StrongSupportsmedium confidence
Yet despite the abundance of endogenous TG, there is limited capacity for FA oxidation during exercise.
Why this rating
The claims are based on a symposium overview of multiple studies.
Source
Symposium: Limits to fat oxidation by skeletal muscle during exercise???introduction
John A. Hawley · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2002
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