Metabolic aspects of low carbohydrate diets and exercise

Following a low carbohydrate diet, there is a shift towards more fat and less carbohydrate oxidation to provide energy to skeletal muscle, both at rest and during exercise. This review summarizes recent work on human skeletal muscle carbohydrate and fat metabolic adaptations to a low carbohydrate di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Peters, Sandra J, LeBlanc, Paul J
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2004
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC524355/