PMID- 23624651 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140127 LR - 20130606 IS - 1473-6519 (Electronic) IS - 1363-1950 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 4 DP - 2013 Jul TI - Ingestion of carbohydrate during recovery in exercising people. PG - 461-5 LID - 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328361c526 [doi] AB - PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The primary focus of this brief review is to describe the effect of carbohydrate (CHO) supplementation alone or in combination with protein on two responses during postexercise recovery that are not specifically related to the usual emphasis on glycogen resynthesis; that is, rapid postexercise rehydration, and recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage. RECENT FINDINGS: Evidence from postexercise rapid rehydration studies suggests that the addition of CHO to a rehydration solution may increase the rate of fluid restoration compared with water placebo. Adding protein to a CHO solution may further accentuate the beneficial effects. An additional postexercise concern for active individuals is the development of postexercise muscle soreness, a response that is pronounced with novel, eccentric exercise. Ingestion of CHO supplements, especially those combined with protein may help to minimize the exercise-induced muscle damage that is accompanied by muscle soreness, and reduced muscle function. SUMMARY: The practical implications of these findings are that CHO supplementation, especially in combination with protein, can enhance the rate of recovery relative to fluid balance and muscle damage; thus, these nutritional interventions should be considered for purposes in addition to the usual focus on glycogen resynthesis. FAU - Mitchell, Joel B AU - Mitchell JB AD - Kinesiology Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USA. j.mitchell@tcu.edu LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - England TA - Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care JT - Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care JID - 9804399 RN - 0 (Dietary Carbohydrates) RN - 0 (Dietary Proteins) RN - 9005-79-2 (Glycogen) SB - IM MH - Dietary Carbohydrates/*administration & dosage MH - Dietary Proteins/administration & dosage MH - *Dietary Supplements MH - Exercise/*physiology MH - Glycogen/*biosynthesis MH - Humans MH - Muscle, Skeletal/drug effects MH - Rest/physiology EDAT- 2013/04/30 06:00 MHDA- 2014/01/28 06:00 CRDT- 2013/04/30 06:00 PHST- 2013/04/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2013/04/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2014/01/28 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328361c526 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2013 Jul;16(4):461-5. doi: 10.1097/MCO.0b013e328361c526.