Glucose–Fructose Enhances Performance versus Isocaloric, but Not Moderate, Glucose

Aug 19, 2014Medicine and science in sports and exercise

Glucose-fructose improves performance compared to equal calories of glucose, but not compared to moderate glucose

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Abstract

Glucose-and-fructose coingestion resulted in a 2.5-minute faster cycling time trial performance compared to placebo.

  • Time trial performances were improved with glucose-and-fructose coingestion (50.4 ± 2.2 min) compared to placebo (52.9 ± 3.7 min).
  • A moderate-glucose beverage also enhanced performance (51.1 ± 2.4 min) compared to placebo.
  • Glucose-and-fructose coingestion showed a likely improvement (3.0%) over high-glucose ingestion.
  • Few incidences of gastrointestinal distress were reported across all beverage trials.
  • The effects of glucose-and-fructose coingestion compared to moderate doses of glucose remain unclear.

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