How Many Carbs Does Your Body ACTUALLY Use? | The Lab Test

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The world of endurance nutrition is full of talk about super-high carbohydrate intake, with some pros reportedly consuming up to 300g of carbs per hour. But is this a realistic or even beneficial goal for the rest of us? To get a real, scientific answer, Heather went to the physiology labs at Exeter University for a brutal metabolic test. Hooked up to gas masks and monitors, they measured exactly how much glucose her body could actually use (oxidize) per hour. The results were NOT what they expected. In this deep dive, sports physiologist Dr. Tim Podlogar breaks down the data, explaining the…

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