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Location, location, location: New research on glycogen storage – Medical Xpress
When a group of cyclists set off to climb Mount Etna on the 3rd stage of Giro d’Italia today, they will have definitely eaten large amounts of carbohydrates in …
When a group of cyclists set off to climb Mount Etna on the 3rd stage of Giro d’Italia today, they will have definitely eaten large amounts of carbohydrates in the form of pasta, rice or potatoes within the past few days. It is well known that large amounts of carbohydrates in the diet lead to increased storage of sugar molecules inside the muscle cells called glycogen, which enables our muscles to work at a very high intensity for a long period of time.
A new Danish study from the Department o…
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