PMID- 21183832
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20110503
LR  - 20161018
IS  - 1533-4287 (Electronic)
IS  - 1064-8011 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 1
DP  - 2011 Jan
TI  - Omega 3 Chia seed loading as a means of carbohydrate loading.
PG  - 61-5
LID - 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181fef85c [doi]
AB  - The purpose of this study was to determine if Omega 3 Chia seed loading is a 
      viable option for enhancing sports performance in events lasting >90 minutes and 
      allow athletes to decrease their dietary intake of sugar while increasing their 
      intake of Omega 3 fatty acids. It has been well documented that a high dietary 
      carbohydrate (CHO) intake for several days before competition is known to 
      increase muscle glycogen stores resulting in performance improvements in events 
      lasting >90 minutes. This study compared performance testing results between 2 
      different CHO-loading treatments. The traditional CHO-loading treatment served as 
      the control (100% cals from Gatorade). The Omega 3 Chia drink (50% of calories 
      from Greens Plus Omega 3 Chia seeds, 50% Gatorade) served as the Omega 3 Chia 
      loading drink. Both CHO-loading treatments were based on the subject's body 
      weight and were thus isocaloric. Six highly trained male subjects V(O2)max 
      47.8-84.2 ml . kg(-1); mean (SD) of V(O2)max 70.3 ml . kg(-1) (13.3) performed a 
      1-hour run at  approximately 65% of their V(O2)max on a treadmill, followed by a 10k time trial 
      on a track. There were 2 trials in a crossover counterbalanced repeated-measures 
      design with a 2-week washout between testing sessions to allow the participants 
      to recover from the intense exercise and any effects of the treatment. There was 
      no statistical difference (p = 0.83) between Omega 3 Chia loading (mean 10k time 
      = 37 minutes 49 seconds) and CHO loading (mean = 37 minutes 43 seconds). Under 
      our conditions, Omega 3 Chia loading appears a viable option for enhancing 
      performance for endurance events lasting >90 minutes and allows athletes to 
      decrease their dietary intake of sugar while increasing their intake of Omega 3 
      fatty acids but offered no performance advantages.
FAU - Illian, Travis G
AU  - Illian TG
AD  - Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, The University of 
      Alabama, Auburn, Alabama, USA. tillian@ia.ua.edu
FAU - Casey, Jason C
AU  - Casey JC
FAU - Bishop, Phillip A
AU  - Bishop PA
LA  - eng
PT  - Clinical Trial
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Strength Cond Res
JT  - Journal of strength and conditioning research
JID - 9415084
RN  - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates)
RN  - 0 (Fatty Acids, Omega-3)
RN  - 0 (Isotonic Solutions)
RN  - 0 (gatorade)
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - *Athletes
MH  - *Athletic Performance
MH  - Body Weight
MH  - Carbohydrate Metabolism
MH  - Cross-Over Studies
MH  - Dietary Carbohydrates/*administration & dosage
MH  - Fatty Acids, Omega-3/*administration & dosage
MH  - Humans
MH  - Isotonic Solutions/administration & dosage
MH  - Male
MH  - Oxygen Consumption/drug effects/physiology
MH  - *Running
MH  - Salvia
MH  - Seeds/*chemistry
MH  - Young Adult
EDAT- 2010/12/25 06:00
MHDA- 2011/05/04 06:00
CRDT- 2010/12/25 06:00
PHST- 2010/12/25 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2010/12/25 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2011/05/04 06:00 [medline]
AID - 00124278-201101000-00009 [pii]
AID - 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181fef85c [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Strength Cond Res. 2011 Jan;25(1):61-5. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181fef85c.