Evaluation of Exercise Performance with the Intake of Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin in Athletes
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Highly branched cyclic dextrin (HBCD) is a novel type of maltodextrin with a narrow molecular weight distribution that is produced from starch. In this study, we investigated the effects of HBCD administration on endurance performance. Seven elite swimmers participated in three trials, conducted in random order. In each trial, the subjects received either HBCD, glucose (1.5 g carbohydrate/kg body weight) or water (as a control), and immediately carried out 10 cycles of intermittent swimming consisting of 5 min of swimming at 75% followed by 3 min of rest, and subsequent swimming at 90% to exhaustion. The time to fatigue was about 70% longer in the HBCD trial than that in the glucose and control trials, a significant difference. Plasma glucose in the HBCD group was maintained at higher levels during pre-swimming cycles than that in the glucose or water group. These results suggest that HBCD administration enhances endurance performance.
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Several studies have shown that HBCD improves gastrointestinal outcomes, reduces gastric emptying time, has positive effects on endurance sports performance, decreases rating of perceived exertion during prolonged exercise, and attenuates stress hormonal response and reduces urinary cytokine levels after extensive exercise in triathletes.
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- Authors
- Shiraki, T., Kometani, T., Yoshitani, K., Takata, H., & Nomura, T.
- Affiliations
- Biwako Seikei Sport College (JP)
- Kindai University (JP)
- Ezaki Glico (Japan) (JP)
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Venue
- Food Science and Technology Research
- Published
- 2015
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 499-502
- ISSN
- 1344-6606 (ISSN-L)
- 1881-3984
- OpenAlex
- W1839628174
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Food Science and Technology Research (publishedVersion)
- 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
- maltodextrin, endurance performance, carbohydrate supplementation, swimmers, time to exhaustion, plasma glucose, glucose, exercise performance
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