Saturday, December 07, 2019

Potatoes can boost your exercise performance

Potatoes can boost your exercise performance: Study

Potatoes have always had a bad reputation. Most of us consider them as fattening. But the findings of this new study might surprise you.
According to a new study, consuming potato puree during prolonged exercise works exactly well as a commercial carbohydrate gel in sustaining blood glucose levels and boosting performance in trained athletes.

How potatoes can boost performance?

Potatoes are one of the best bets for athletes as they are a cost-effective, rich in nutrients and whole food source of carbohydrates. The study was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.
Another good thing about potatoes is they serve as a savoury race fuel option as compared to the high sweetness of the carbohydrate gels.

The study

The research included 12 participants who were healthy, fit and devotes for sports. These people bicycled for an average of 265 kilometres every week. To qualify for the trials, these athletes had to reach a specific threshold for aerobic fitness and complete the 120-minute cycling challenge followed by a time trial.
All the participants were randomly assigned one of the three conditions during the experiment – either they would consume water alone or a commercially available carbohydrate gel or an equivalent amount of carbohydrates from potatoes.
Throughout the exercise, blood glucose levels of participants, core body temperature, exercise intensity, gastric emptying and gastrointestinal symptoms were checked. The concentrations of lactate, which is a metabolic marker of intense exercise.

Result

There was no difference between the performance levels of cyclists who got their carbohydrates by ingesting potatoes or recommended amount of gels. There was a significant boost in the performance of the two groups except for the one that only consumed water.

​Observation

As per the study, the plasma glucose concentrations went up by the same amount in those consuming potatoes and carbohydrate gels.

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