From Gatorate to Maurten, we’re diving into a brief history of carbohydrates and their ratios in sports nutrition products to help you understand the science as well as where the technology is headed and why.

We discuss:    

The evolution of carbohydrate recommendations and a summary of key sports nutrition products that paved the way
The ratios of glucose to fructose, their absorption rates in the small intestine and why you should care
How training the gut fits into the picture
Changes in sports nutrition product packaging and labeling


Links to some research papers:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26373645/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35951130/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35446596/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15946410/


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