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Whilst theoretically, body size should influence the capacity for intestinal carbohydrate absorption and thus exogenous oxidation rates during exercise, there is currently little empirical evidence to support this hypothesis. Accordingly, current nutrition guidelines for carbohydrate intake during exercise do not take body mass into account. Therefore, there is a need to establish whether body mass is related to exogenous carbohydrate oxidation rates during exercise. If such a relationship is established, this would lay the foundation to revise the current sports nutrition guidelines regarding carbohydrate intake during exercise. The aims of this study are, therefore, to: 1) establish whether larger individuals display higher rates of exogenous carbohydrate oxidation than smaller individuals; and 2) establish if such a difference can be explained by the higher absolute exercise intensity, and thus the energy demand of exercise. It is hypothesised that larger individuals will demonstrate higher exogenous carbohydrate oxidation rates than smaller individuals, and that this difference will be partly (but not completely) diminished when the absolute intensity of exercise is matched.


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NCT number NCT05330481
Study type Observational
Source University of Bath
Contact
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase
Start date March 1, 2022
Completion date December 30, 2025

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