A 2 Week Cross-over Intervention with a Low Carbohydrate, High Fat Diet Compared to a High Carbohydrate Diet Attenuates Exercise-Induced Cortisol Response, But Not the Reduction of Exercise Capacity, in Recreational Athletes

A 2 Week Cross-over Intervention with a Low Carbohydrate, High Fat Diet Compared to a High Carbohydrate Diet Attenuates Exercise-Induced Cortisol Response, But Not the Reduction of Exercise Capacity, in Recreational Athletes

Low carbohydrate, high fat (LCHF) diets are followed by athletes, but questions remain regarding effects of LCHF on metabolic adaptation, exercise-induced stress, immune function and their time-course. In this cross-over study, 14 recreational male athletes (32.9 ± 8.2 years, VO2max 57.3 ± 5.8 mL/kg...

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Main Authors: Rieneke Terink, Renger F. Witkamp, Maria T. E. Hopman, Els Siebelink, Huub F. J. Savelkoul, Marco Mensink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
cortisol
ketones
s-IgA
exercise
low carbohydrate diet
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/1/157

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