This systematic review highlights carbohydrate ingestion strategies for improving endurance performance, indicating important implications for athletes.
The present review of SR and meta-analysis clarifies the conditions of CHO ingestion to optimize endurance athletes' performances, especially pointing its interest for efforts lasting 1 to 4 hours and of complex CHO formulations. More rigorous research remains however needed to transfer research results to the real practise of athletes.
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