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Exercise and training effects on gastric emptying of carbohydrate beverages

REHRER, N. J., BECKERS, E., BROUNS, F., HOOR, F. TEN, SARIS, W. H. M.·1989·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Abstract

Carbohydrate containing drinks are commonly consumed as an ergogenic aid during endurance sports activities. The efficacy of a given drink is limited by the rate of absorption, which is in turn limited by gastric emptying. A myriad of factors influence gastric emptying. The influence of several of these factors (training status, exercise intensity, and carbohydrate composition) was investigated by repeated experiments using a nasogastric tube and a modification of the technique of George. A group of well-trained bicyclists and a group of untrained subjects performed similar experiments. Three different carbohydrate containing drinks (15 g.100 ml-1 glucose (G), 15 g.100 ml-1 maltodextrin plus 3 g.100 ml-1 fructose (MD), 7 g.100 ml-1 sucrose (I] and artificially sweetened water were compared during rest and 50 and 70% Wmax bicycling. Experimental design was crossover. There was a trend for the carbohydrate drinks to empty initially more slowly under the influence of exercise. Differences in drink volume remaining in the stomach were significant (P less than 0.05), with I at 10 min (70%, mean = 48.9%; rest, mean = 30.5%) and at 20 min (70%, mean = 28.9%; rest, mean = 23.8%) and with MD at 10 min (70%, mean = 71.1%; rest, mean = 55.9%). A similar trend was also seen with 50% Wmax exercise; however, this trend was only significant with MD at 10 min (50%, mean = 72.1%; rest, mean = 55.9%). Drink composition was a much stronger inhibitor of gastric emptying. However, all drinks emptied exponentially with fast-phase initial emptying rates. No differences in gastric emptying or secretion were observed between trained and untrained subjects.

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  • At higher exercise intensities, such as above 70% VO2max, gastric emptying appears to be delayed.

    “at higher intensities (e.g., above 70% VO2max), gastric emptying appears to be delayed [121–124].”

    From The athletic gut microbiota (2020) · cites this paper as [122]

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Authors
REHRER, N. J., BECKERS, E., BROUNS, F., HOOR, F. T., & SARIS, W. H. M.
Affiliations
Maastricht University (NL)
Venue
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Published
1989-10
Volume
21
Issue
5
Pages
540???549
ISSN
0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2002608905
Cited by
92
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Gastroenterology › Gastrointestinal motility and disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
Keywords
gastric emptying, carbohydrate beverage, ergogenic aids, endurance sports, training status, exercise intensity, glucose, maltodextrin, fructose, sucrose, cycling, nasogastric tube, gastric secretion, carbohydrate absorption
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Beverages, Carbohydrates, Clinical Trials as Topic, Gastric Emptying, Humans, Male, Physical Education and Training, Exercise

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