The Myths Surrounding Pre-Exercise Carbohydrate Feeding | Zendy

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The Myths Surrounding Pre-Exercise Carbohydrate Feeding

Author(s) -

Asker E. Jeukendrup,

Sophie C. Killer

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

annals of nutrition and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.926

H-Index - 81

eISSN - 1421-9697

pISSN - 0250-6807

DOI - 10.1159/000322698

Subject(s) - carbohydrate , athletes , confusion , medicine , exercise physiology , physical exercise , physiology , physical therapy , low carbohydrate , psychology , weight loss , psychoanalysis , obesity

Carbohydrate ingested 30-60 min before exercise may result in hypoglycaemia during exercise, a phenomenon often called rebound or reactive hypoglycaemia. There is considerable confusion regarding pre-exercise carbohydrate feeding with advice that ranges from 'consume carbohydrate in the hour before exercise' to 'avoid carbohydrate in the 60 min prior to exercise'.

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