Nutrition
- February 4, 2010
Carbs After Exercise? Maybe Not
We often hear that the thing to do after exercise is replenish those carbs. Here's an interesting story reported in a blog at the Los Angeles Times: Hungry after a workout? You might want to skimp on the carbs. I haven't read the original study in the December Journal of Applied Physiology, but as the reporter describes it, groups of men ate meals of different compositions after a workout, and it turned out that insulin sensitivity was enhanced most after the low-carb meal. Photo © Ana Abejon Related Resources: About.com Exercise Site About.com Walking Site Fitness Links for Overweight and Beginning Exercises Carbs After Exercise? Maybe Not originally appeared on About.com Low Carb Diets on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 at 22:33:41.Permalink | Comment | Email this
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