Potato-based whole-foods versus designer sports nutrition; how potatoes and potato-based products can accelerate recovery following exercise
- Conditions
- ever en spier onderzoek (geen aandoeningen)Not applicable
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON53222
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Maastricht
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 12
Inclusion Criteria
Males, aged between 18 and 40 y
BMI between 18.5 and 30 kg/m2
Well-trained endurance athletes (cyclists, runners, triathletes), with a VO2max
> 50 ml/kg/min.
Having given informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Female
Having food allergies related to the products in the study
Diagnosed GI tract disorders or diseases
Diagnosed musculoskeletal disorders
Diagnosed metabolic disorders (e.g., diabetes)
Donated blood 2 months prior to test day
Vegetarian and/or vegan
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>We will investigate whether (1) the ingestion of potatoes and potato-based food<br /><br>products do not differ from designer sports supplements to replenish muscle and<br /><br>liver glycogen stores throughout 24 hours of post-exercise recovery and (2)<br /><br>whether the ingestion of a higher carbohydrate (70 EN%) diet would replenish<br /><br>muscle and liver glycogen stores to a greater extent compared to a lower<br /><br>carbohydrate (40 EN%) diet throughout 24 hours of post-exercise recovery in<br /><br>endurance trained athletes. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Not applicable</p><br>