PMID- 16260972 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060117 LR - 20190902 IS - 0195-9131 (Print) IS - 0195-9131 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 10 DP - 2005 Oct TI - Metabolic responses to exercise after carbohydrate loads in healthy men and women. PG - 1721-7 AB - PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate gender differences in i) pancreatic insulin secretory (beta-cell sensitivity) and whole body insulin sensitivity responses to an intravenous carbohydrate (CHO) load, and (ii) metabolic responses to exercise after both intravenous and oral CHO loads. METHODS: Seven untrained healthy men and seven age-, body mass-, and VO2max-matched women performed two trials. In one trial they cycled for 60 min at 50% VO2max, starting 60 min after ingestion of a carbohydrate-rich meal (ME trial). In the other trial, subjects were infused with 20% dextrose solution to maintain blood glucose concentration at approximately 8 mmol x L(-1) for 60 min (INF trial), then the infusion rate was maintained constant during the following 60 min while exercising at 50% VO2max. RESULTS: There was no gender effect on beta-cell sensitivity (serum insulin: 161 +/- 37 and 159 +/- 28 pmol x L(-1) for men and women, respectively) and whole body insulin sensitivity (155 +/- 24 and 135 +/- 29 mg x KgFFM(-1) x min(-1) per pmol x L(-1) x 100 for men and women, respectively). This may explain the similarity in glycemic, substrate oxidation and other metabolic responses to exercise after both intravenous and oral CHO loads in men and women. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that moderate exercise performed in the postprandial state presents a similar challenge to the ability of healthy, untrained men and women to perform exercise without a substantial decline in plasma glucose concentration below fasting values. FAU - Leelayuwat, Naruemon AU - Leelayuwat N AD - Centre for Integrated Biology and Medicine, Institute of Clinical Research, University of Nottingham Medical School, Nottingham, United Kingdom. FAU - Tsintzas, Kostas AU - Tsintzas K FAU - Patel, Kishor AU - Patel K FAU - Macdonald, Ian A AU - Macdonald IA LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - United States TA - Med Sci Sports Exerc JT - Medicine and science in sports and exercise JID - 8005433 RN - 0 (Blood Glucose) RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) RN - 0 (Insulin) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Blood Glucose/analysis MH - Breath Tests MH - Dietary Carbohydrates/*administration & dosage MH - Exercise/*physiology MH - Exercise Test MH - Female MH - Glucose Clamp Technique MH - Humans MH - Insulin/blood MH - Male MH - Oxygen Consumption MH - Postprandial Period MH - Sex Factors EDAT- 2005/11/02 09:00 MHDA- 2006/01/18 09:00 CRDT- 2005/11/02 09:00 PHST- 2005/11/02 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/01/18 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/11/02 09:00 [entrez] AID - 00005768-200510000-00011 [pii] AID - 10.1249/01.mss.0000181401.30591.4f [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2005 Oct;37(10):1721-7. doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000181401.30591.4f.