PMID- 10477362 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 19991117 LR - 20191103 IS - 1050-1606 (Print) IS - 1050-1606 (Linking) VI - 9 IP - 3 DP - 1999 Sep TI - A comparison of the gastric emptying characteristics of selected sports drinks. PG - 263-74 AB - The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of repeated ingestion of drinks containing varying concentrations of carbohydrate on gastric emptying rate during steady-state exercise. On five separate occasions, 14 subjects cycled for 90 min at an average power output of 151 +/- 2 W. At 15-min intervals, subjects ingested 227 +/- 3 ml of either water, 4% carbohydrate (CHO), 6% CHO, or 8% CHO. Gastric volume was determined prior to each drink and at 90 min using the modified double-sampling technique. Gross gastric volumes were significantly greater and mean gastric emptying rates and the percentage of ingested beverage emptied from the stomach were significantly less for 8% CHO. These data indicate that repeated ingestion of an 8% CHO beverage during exercise significantly reduces gastric emptying rate, whereas lower concentrations of carbohydrate do not. In addition, beverage osmolality is not as important as beverage energy content in influencing gastric emptying rate at these carbohydrate concentrations. FAU - Murray, R AU - Murray R AD - Gatorade Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Barrington, IL 60010, USA. FAU - Bartoli, W AU - Bartoli W FAU - Stofan, J AU - Stofan J FAU - Horn, M AU - Horn M FAU - Eddy, D AU - Eddy D LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PL - United States TA - Int J Sport Nutr JT - International journal of sport nutrition JID - 9307702 RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) RN - 059QF0KO0R (Water) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - *Beverages MH - Bicycling MH - Dietary Carbohydrates/*administration & dosage MH - Energy Intake MH - Exercise/*physiology MH - Female MH - *Gastric Emptying MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Osmolar Concentration MH - Oxygen Consumption MH - Water EDAT- 1999/09/08 00:00 MHDA- 1999/09/08 00:01 CRDT- 1999/09/08 00:00 PHST- 1999/09/08 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 1999/09/08 00:01 [medline] PHST- 1999/09/08 00:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1123/ijsn.9.3.263 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Int J Sport Nutr. 1999 Sep;9(3):263-74. doi: 10.1123/ijsn.9.3.263.