PMID- 10638377 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20000127 LR - 20131121 IS - 1439-6319 (Print) IS - 1439-6319 (Linking) VI - 81 IP - 3 DP - 2000 Feb TI - Effects of moderate dietary manipulation on intermittent exercise performance and metabolism in women. PG - 197-202 AB - The aim of the current study was to examine the effect of a moderate alteration in pre-exercise diet composition on the performance of, and metabolic response to, intermittent treadmill exercise in a group of normally menstruating females. Eight recreationally active women performed two intermittent, incremental exercise trials, one preceded by 2 days of a high [61 (1)%] carbohydrate (CHO) diet and the other by 2 days of a low [31 (1)%] CHO diet. Oxygen uptake (VO2) was measured during, and blood samples were obtained immediately after, each bout for the determination of blood lactate, glucose, glycerol, plasma free fatty acids and plasma ammonia. Performance, as assessed by time to exhaustion in the final bout, was found to be similar whether preceded by a high- or low-CHO diet [median (range): 28.0 (18-54) s, 29 (18-54) s, respectively]. No significant between trial differences were found in VO2, heart rate, or any of the blood metabolites. The results of the current, study indicate that moderate alterations of pre-exercise diet do not affect intermittent, high-intensity exercise performance in women, despite some evidence of an alteration in the pattern of the metabolic response to exercise. FAU - Lynch, N J AU - Lynch NJ AD - Scottish School of Sport Studies, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK. FAU - Galloway, S D AU - Galloway SD FAU - Nimmo, M A AU - Nimmo MA LA - eng PT - Clinical Trial PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PL - Germany TA - Eur J Appl Physiol JT - European journal of applied physiology JID - 100954790 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) RN - 0 (Fatty Acids, Nonesterified) RN - 33X04XA5AT (Lactic Acid) RN - 7664-41-7 (Ammonia) RN - PDC6A3C0OX (Glycerol) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Affect MH - Ammonia/blood MH - Blood Glucose/metabolism MH - *Diet MH - Dietary Carbohydrates/administration & dosage MH - Exercise/*physiology MH - Fatty Acids, Nonesterified/blood MH - Female MH - Glycerol/blood MH - Heart Rate MH - Humans MH - Lactic Acid/blood MH - *Metabolism MH - Oxygen Consumption MH - Physical Endurance/physiology EDAT- 2000/01/19 09:00 MHDA- 2000/05/20 09:00 CRDT- 2000/01/19 09:00 PHST- 2000/01/19 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2000/05/20 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2000/01/19 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s004210050030 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Eur J Appl Physiol. 2000 Feb;81(3):197-202. doi: 10.1007/s004210050030.