| Re: Carbo loading before a race?
On Tue, 11 May 2004 23:09:48 -0400, Rick Onanian <spamsink@cox.net> wrote:
>On Wed, 12 May 2004 02:28:55 GMT, "carbo_jim"
><carbo_jim@friendly.net> wrote:
>>It is a know fact that carbs are poisonous to humans, hence the atkins
>>revolution.
>
>This propaganda is unfortunately foisted on those whose ignorance
>will allow it.
>
>Carbohydrates are a necessary part of a healthy diet.
There is -no- dietary requirement for carbs. The body produces glucose when
needed by way of 'gluconeogenesis'.
This doesn't mean that judicious use of glucose/carbs can't help the
exercising individual.
-B
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