Effect of coingestion of fat and protein with carbohydrate feedings on muscle glycogen storage
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Dietary guidelines for achieving optimal muscle glycogen storage after prolonged exercise have been given in terms of absolute carbohydrate (CHO) intake (8-10 g.kg-1.day-1). However, it is of further interest to determine whether the addition of fat and protein to carbohydrate feedings affects muscle glycogen storage. Eight well-trained triathletes [23.1 +/- 2.0 (SE) yr; 74.0 +/- 3.4 kg; peak O2 consumption = 4.7 +/- 0.4 l/min] undertook an exercise trial (2 h at 75% peak O2 consumption, followed by four 30-s sprints) on three occasions, each 1 wk apart. For 24 h after each trial, the subjects rested and were assigned to the following diets in randomized order: control (C) diet (high glycemic index CHO foods; CHO = 7 g.kg-1.day-1), added fat and protein (FP) diet (C diet + 1.6 g.kg-1.day-1 fat + 1.2 g.kg-1.day-1 protein), and matched-energy diet [C diet + 4.8 g.kg-1.day-1 additional CHO (Polycose) to match the additional energy in the FP diet]. Meals were eaten at t = 0, 4, 8, and 21 h of recovery. The total postprandial incremental plasma glucose area was significantly reduced after the FP diet (P < 0.05). Serum free fatty acid and plasma triglyceride responses were significantly elevated during the FP trial (P < 0.05). There were no differences between trials in muscle glycogen storage over 24 h (C, 85.8 +/- 2.7 mmol/kg wet wt; FP, 80.5 +/- 8.2 mmol/kg wet wt; matched-energy, 87.9 +/- 7.0 mmol/kg wet wt).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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A glycogen storage threshold appears to occur at a daily CHO intake of ~7-10 g/kg body mass.
“Synthesising data from a range of studies that have monitored glycogen storage over 24 h following exercise-induced depletion, including two dose-response studies (19, 28), a 'glycogen storage threshold' appears to occur at a daily CHO intake of ~7-10 g/kg body mass (BM) (24).”
From Postexercise muscle glycogen resynthesis in humans. (2017) · cites this paper as [19]
The addition of fat and protein (0.4 g/kg and 0.3 g/kg BM per meal, respectively) to a diet containing adequate CHO to achieve maximal glycogen storage over 24 h of refueling fails to increase rates of glycogen synthesis.
“In the only available study involving endurance sport, the addition of fat and protein (0.4 g/kg and 0.3 g/kg BM per meal, respectively) to a diet containing adequate CHO to achieve maximal glycogen storage over 24 h of refueling failed to increase rates of glycogen synthesis despite markedly different responses in blood glucose and free fatty acid concentrations (19).”
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- Burke, L. M., Collier, G. R., Beasley, S. K., Davis, P. G., Fricker, P. A., Heeley, P., Walder, K., & Hargreaves, M.
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- Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen.
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- Journal of Applied Physiology
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- American Physiological Society
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- 1995-06-01
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- 78
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- 2187-2192
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- 0161-7567 (ISSN-L)
- 8750-7587
- 1522-1601
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Keywords
- muscle glycogen storage, carbohydrate feeding, triathletes, postprandial blood glucose, free fatty acids, plasma triglycerides, endurance exercise, sprint exercise
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Blood Glucose, Dietary Carbohydrates, Dietary Fats, Dietary Proteins, Eating, Fatty Acids, Glycogen, Humans, Insulin, Muscles, Triglycerides
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