Are baseline glucose values higher in endurance athletes? (just day-to-day…not during exercise) I guess I am sorta just hoping this is true so I’m fishing for info. got a CGM and my baseline seems to be ~105-110. I am learning that 70-100 is normal with a preference to 70-90. so I am slightly frea…

[image] T_Field: Retired General Surgeon here. Everything you point out is true, not just for GPs and primary care physicians, but for all specialties. Thanks for all the MDs chiming in on this topic. And also to Lionel for highlighting his current situation after a lifetime of poor practice.…

[image] plaursen: who lead the most recent study showing that only 10g/h of carbs was enough to enhance performance (by 22%) in triathletes adapted for 6 weeks to both low and high carb diets. Is this new? I thought that this was fairly well known for lower intensity. I mean, it’s great for l…

[image] Eddy_Twerckx: 70% VO2 isn’t very high intensity at all. From Table 1: Power output at 70% V̇o2max = 248.8 ± 34.9W. Time to exhaustion (RPE=6/10, between hard & very hard) at that power ranged from 90 min to 2 h. Granted these participants are a bit fitter than old me, but its likely j…

What would happen though if the ride WAS a lot more stochastic though?

Does Dr Prins really not know where the other half of the carbohydrates go when 120 g/hr is being ingested? Does he know that the 120 is typically about half fructose? Does fructose not get processed through the liver, and therefore take significantly longer to get to the bloodstream? I asked here …

[image] How Many Carbs Do You Really Need to Maximize Endurance? When it comes to the amount of carbs endurance athletes should consume, new science brings a new perspective to the table.

In the study the HCLF group used 380 g carbs, and the average weight of the participants was 84 kg. That’s roughly 4.5 g/kg. I’ve found sports nutritionists recommending WAY over that. Upwards of 8-10 g/kg on training days. Maybe 380 g is still too low to show performance & recovery gains? I person…

[image] lee82: Edit: What’s “healthier”, a diet of 50g carbs, 120g protein, 425g fat to meet 4500 kj worth of energy expenditure, or 50g fat, 120 protein and 900g carbs? I also don’t know which is healthier, does anybody have any thoughts on this? It doesn’t seem obvious at all if replacing c…

[image] lee82: Edit: What’s “healthier”, a diet of 50g carbs, 120g protein, 425g fat to meet 4500 kj worth of energy expenditure, or 50g fat, 120 protein and 900g carbs? For dental health without doubt the former and if something is bad for your teeth it is bad for you! @141

"It’s either way more than you think or way less than you think, depending on which scientists you listen to’ I think that sums all this up perfectly.

Glucose higher in endurance athletes?

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