Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2021 Feb;599(3):727-728.
doi: 10.1113/JP280552. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

High-fat versus high-carbohydrate diets for optimal higher intensity endurance exercise performance: and the winner is…

Christopher L Melby  1
Affiliations
Free article
Comment

High-fat versus high-carbohydrate diets for optimal higher intensity endurance exercise performance: and the winner is…

Christopher L Melby. J Physiol. 2021 Feb.
Free article
No abstract available

Keywords: carbohydrate restriction; exercise performance; glycogen; ketogenic diet.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

References

    1. Burke LM, Ross ML, Garvican-Lewis LA, Welvaert M, Heikura IA, Forbes SG, Mirtschin JG, Cato LE, Strobel N, Sharma AP & Hawley JA (2017). Low carbohydrate, high fat diet impairs exercise economy and negates the performance benefit from intensified training in elite race walkers. J Physiol 595, 2785-2807.
    1. Burke LM, Whitfield J, Heikura IA, Ross MLR, Tee N, Forbes SF, Hall R, McKay AKA, Wallett AM & Sharma AP (2021). Adaptation to low carbohydrate high fat diet is rapid but impairs endurance exercise metabolism and performance despite enhanced glycogen availability. J Physiol 599, 771-790.
    1. Ludwig DS, Willett WC, Volek JS, & Neuhouser ML (2018). Dietary fat: From foe to friend? Science 362, 764-770.
    1. McSwiney FT, Wardrop B, Hyde PN, Lafountain RA, Volek JS, & Doyle L (2018). Keto-adaptation enhances exercise performance and body composition responses to training in endurance athletes. Metabolism 81, 25-34.
    1. Volek JS, Freidenreich DJ, Saenz C, Kunces LJ, Creighton BC, Bartley JM, Davitt PM, Munoz CX, Anderson JM, Maresh CM, Lee EC, Schuenke MD, Aerni G, Kraemer WJ & Phinney SD (2016). Metabolic characteristics of keto-adapted ultra-endurance runners. Metabolism 65, 100-110.

LinkOut - more resources