Glucose polymer syrup attenuates prolonged endurance exercise‐induced vasopressin release
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We investigated the effect of glucose and glucose polymer ingestion on plasma arginine vasopressin (pAVP) levels, on plasma osmolality (p‐osm), and on performance during two prolonged endurance events. The study subjects were 37 Finnish elite endurance athletes, of whom 18 were orienteers and 19 cross‐country skiers. Plasma AVP increased in both combined glucose and glucose polymer groups, but the increase in the glucose polymer group was significantly smaller (P 0.001) than that in the glucose group. A significant change in p‐osm caused a significant change in pAVP and vice versa. Both the orienteers and the skiers on glucose polymer tended to have more success in the competition; the orienteers on glucose polymer ran the last third of the competition significantly faster than those on glucose (P 0.05). It is suggested, in the light of the smaller pAVP response, that after glucose polymer ingestion the physical stress in prolonged endurance exercise is smaller than after ingestion of glucose.
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Direct evidence regarding nutritional strategies derived from elite cross-country skiers remains limited.
“Despite these specific demands, direct evidence regarding nutritional strategies derived from elite cross‐country skiers remains limited [60, 61], which highlights a clear need for more specific investigations to refine nutritional recommendations in this population.”
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- Authors
- VIINAMÄKI, O., HEINONEN, O. J., KUJALA, U. M., & ALÉN, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Turku (FI)
- University of Jyväskylä (FI)
- Corresponding author
- VIINAMÄKI, O.
- Venue
- Acta Physiologica Scandinavica
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1989-05
- Volume
- 136
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 69-73
- ISSN
- 0001-6772 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-201X
- OpenAlex
- W1997752411
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2019: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Acta Physiologica Scandinavica (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Keywords
- glucose polymers, glucose ingestion, vasopressin, plasma osmolality, endurance exercise, orienteering, cross-country skiing, exercise performance, physical stress, sports nutrition
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Arginine Vasopressin, Glucose, Humans, Male, Osmolar Concentration, Physical Endurance, Polysaccharides, Skiing, Track and Field
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