High-Quality Carbohydrates and Physical Performance
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Open Access
- 1 January 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Nutrition Today
- Vol. 53 (1) , 35-39
Abstract
While all experts agreed that protein needs for performance are likely greater than believed in past generations, particularly for strength training athletes, and that dietary fat could sustain an active person through lower-intensity training bouts, current research still points to carbohydrate as an indispensable energy source for high-intensity performance.Keywords
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