The ability of ketogenic low‐carbohydrate (CHO) high‐fat (K‐LCHF) diets to enhance
muscle fat oxidation has led to claims that it is the 'future of elite endurance sport'. There is …

Endurance athletes need a regular and well-detailed nutrition program in order to fill their
energy stores before training/racing, to provide nutritional support that will allow them to …

Background The ketogenic diet is becoming a popular nutritional model among athletes.
However, the relationship between its use and metabolism during exercise seems to have …

A low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diet has been proposed to enhance the fat utilization of
muscle and the aerobic capacity of endurance athletes, thereby improving their exercise …

A common belief is that high intensity exercise (> 60% VO 2max) is best sustained by high
rates of carbohydrate oxidation. The belief is based, in part, on an idea developed by Krogh …

The introduction of the needle muscle biopsy technique in the 1960s allowed muscle tissue
to be sampled from exercising humans for the first time. The finding that muscle glycogen …

Use of high-fat, ketogenic diets (KDs) to support physical performance has grown in
popularity over recent years. While these diets enhance fat and reduce carbohydrate …

Background The ketogenic diet has become popular among endurance athletes as a
performance enhancer. This paper systematically reviews the evidence regarding the effect …

The impact of a ketogenic diet (KD)(< 50 g/d carbohydrate,> 75% fat) on athletic
performance has sparked much interest and self-experimentation in the past 3–4 years …

(1) Background: The influence of ketogenic diet on physical fitness remains controversial.
We performed a randomized controlled trial to compare the effect of cyclical ketogenic …