PMID- 28349080 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20240324 IS - 2332-8940 (Print) IS - 2332-8959 (Electronic) IS - 2332-8940 (Linking) VI - 3 IP - 3 DP - 2016 TI - Sago supplementation for exercise performed in a thermally stressful environment: Rationale, efficacy and opportunity. PG - 384-393 LID - 10.1080/23328940.2016.1211072 [doi] AB - Sago (Metroxylin sagu), a carbohydrate (CHO) based dietary staple of Southeast Asia is easily digestible and quickly absorbed, and thus has potential to be prescribed as an affordable pre-and post-exercise food in this part of the world. Compared to other CHO staples, research into the physiological response to sago ingestion is sparse, and only a few recent studies have investigated its value before, during, and after exercise. The purpose of this review is to describe the published literature pertaining to sago, particularly as a supplement in the peri-exercise period, and suggest further avenues of research, principally in an environment/climate which would be experienced in Southeast Asia i.e. hot/humid. FAU - Che Jusoh, Mohd Rahimi AU - Che Jusoh MR AD - School of Sport and Exercise, Massey University , Palmerston North, New Zealand. FAU - Stannard, Stephen R AU - Stannard SR AD - School of Sport and Exercise, Massey University , Palmerston North, New Zealand. FAU - Mundel, Toby AU - Mundel T AD - School of Sport and Exercise, Massey University , Palmerston North, New Zealand. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20160719 PL - United States TA - Temperature (Austin) JT - Temperature (Austin, Tex.) JID - 101655855 PMC - PMC5079226 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Carbohydrate OT - Cycling OT - Heat OT - Performance OT - Physiology OT - Recovery OT - Southeast Asia OT - Starch OT - Tropical EDAT- 2017/03/30 06:00 MHDA- 2017/03/30 06:01 PMCR- 2016/07/19 CRDT- 2017/03/29 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/06/30 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/07/02 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2017/03/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2017/03/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/03/30 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/07/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1211072 [pii] AID - 10.1080/23328940.2016.1211072 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Temperature (Austin). 2016 Jul 19;3(3):384-393. doi: 10.1080/23328940.2016.1211072. eCollection 2016.