ArticleBiology of sport2021
Changes in body composition and substrate utilization after a short-term ketogenic diet in endurance-trained males.
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- Toward Exercise Guidelines for Optimizing Fat Oxidation During Exercise in Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of Short- and Long-Term Detraining on Maximal Oxygen Uptake in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.BioMed research international · 2022Pooled it
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- Influences of Ketogenic Diet on Body Fat Percentage, Respiratory Exchange Rate, and Total Cholesterol in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The effect of a short-term ketogenic diet on exercise efficiency during graded exercise in healthy adults.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2023Trial
- Comment on: Exercise Testing for Metabolic Flexibility: Time for Protocol Standardization.Sports medicine - open · 2025Article
- Circadian Regulation of Fatty Acid Metabolism in Humans: Is There Evidence of an Optimal Time Window for Maximizing Fat Oxidation During Exercise?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- International society of sports nutrition position stand: ketogenic diets.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Review
- Does the Paleo diet affect an athlete's health and sport performance?Biology of sport · 2023Article
- Impact of Paleo Diet on Body Composition, Carbohydrate and Fat Metabolism of Professional Handball Players.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Longer-Term Effects of the Glycaemic Index on Substrate Metabolism and Performance in Endurance Athletes.Nutrients · 2023Review
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Abstract
Few studies have investigated the short-term effects of a very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet (KD) on body composition and substrate utilization in trained individuals. This study investigated effects on substrate utilization during incremental exercise, and changes in body composition, in response to seven days ad libitum consumption of a KD by athletes from endurance sports. Nine young trained males (age, 21.8 ± 1.9 y; height, 1.83 ± 0.11 m; body mass, 78.4 ± 13.8 kg; body fat, 14.9 ± 3.9%; VO2peak, 54.3 ± 5.9 mL kg
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