Comparison of a sports-hydration drink containing high amylose starch with usual hydration practice in Australian rules footballers during intense summer training

Abstract Background Fluid deficits exceeding 1.6% can lead to physical and cognitive impairment in athletes. Sport drinks used by athletes are often hyper-osmolar but this is known to be suboptimal for rehydration in medical settings and does not utilize colonic absorptive capacity. Colonic absorpti...

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Main Authors: Sinead Mary O’Connell, Richard John Woodman, Ian Lewis Brown, David Julian Vincent, Henry Joseph Binder, Balakrishnan Siddartha Ramakrishna, Graeme Paul Young
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12970-018-0253-8