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FOODS FOR ENDURANCE
Report #6950; 11/18/96
It takes a lot of energy to run, cycle or ski long distances; to play three
sets of tennis, 18 holes of golf or a pickup game of basketball; or to walk
through a mall for more than an hour. A recent study from Loughborough
University in the United Kingdom shows that you can markedly improve your
performance in all these events by starting to eat and drink as soon as you
start exercising.

The energy for your brain comes almost exclusively from the sugar in your
bloodstream. When blood sugar levels drop, you feel tired and have
difficulty coordinating your muscles. However, there is only enough sugar in
your bloodstream to last three minutes at rest. To maintain blood sugar
levels, your liver has to release sugar into your bloodstream. But there is
only enough sugar in your liver to last around twelve hours at rest and far
less than that when you exercise, So when you exercise for more than an
hour, you have to start replenishing your energy reserves as soon as you
start to exercise.

Hunger during exercise is a very late sign of not getting enough calories.
This recent study shows that you can increase your endurance a great deal by
starting to eat anything or to drink fluids that contain sugar/ as soon as
you start to exercise. This will give you far greater endurance than taking
food after an hour of exercise or when you are hungry.

 Dr. Gabe Mirkin on Fitness.

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 1996 (Nov); 28(11): 1373-1379.

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