Seven days of high carbohydrate ingestion does not attenuate post-exercise IL-6 and hepcidin levels

Jul 6, 2016European journal of applied physiology

One week of high carbohydrate intake does not reduce exercise-related inflammation and iron regulation responses

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Abstract

Post-exercise interleukin-6 and serum hepcidin levels were significantly elevated on days 1 and 7 during both high and low carbohydrate diets.

  • A high carbohydrate diet (8 g kg(-1)) did not reduce post-exercise IL-6 and hepcidin levels compared to a low carbohydrate diet (3 g kg(-1)).
  • Elevated IL-6 and hepcidin levels were observed immediately post-exercise and at 3 hours post-exercise regardless of the carbohydrate intake.
  • Both dietary conditions resulted in significant increases in these markers (p = 0.001) from pre-exercise to post-exercise measurements.
  • The findings may be influenced by the modest training load and recovery period between exercise sessions.

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