Carbohydrates are a fundamental energy substrate and predictor of sports performance, therefore, they are consumed in large quantities in the diet of athletes. However, the consumption of carbohydrates in the period around training requires a much more specific evaluation, seeking to assess good digestion and adequate energy intake.
This product contains cyclodextrin (highly branched cyclic dextrins) under the Cluster Dextrin ® patent.
In sports traditionally known as endurance sports, carbohydrates are often used during training as a means of obtaining quick energy during sports practice.
Among the most popular carbohydrates, the use of cyclodextrins or highly branched cyclic dextrins has acquired an important role in recent years.
Cyclodextrin is obtained from the enzymatic degradation of starch, which generates a carbohydrate with improved absorption and reduced gastric emptying. Its water-like gastric emptying facilitates its passage through the digestive tract and its concentration in the blood, which often means that it does not cause discomfort in people sensitive to other carbohydrates.
These characteristics allow it to become one of the priority options for carbohydrate supplementation in those athletes who need a continuous supply of carbohydrates, suffer from regular discomfort due to digestion or have a pathology of gastrointestinal origin.
On the other hand, in those athletes of other modalities whose training does not belong to endurance modalities, but who have very high energy requirements, the use of cyclodextrin can be an intelligent option to introduce an extra caloric intake in the periods around the training.
Finally, we must take into account that the consumption of carbohydrates during exercise obeys different transporters when consumed in large quantities, this means that under average amounts of carbohydrates the consumption of a source of glucose such as cyclodextrin is sufficient. However, in those sports where large amounts of carbohydrates are consumed (greater than 45/60/ g) the combination of cyclodextrin with fructose in a 2:1 ratio, may be a good option in order to increase the total amount of carbohydrates during exercise.
Adapt the dose to your daily energy and nutritional needs. However, the consumption of 30 to 90 g of carbohydrates during exercise has been shown to have an ergogenic effect in medium and long-duration sports.
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Graduado en ciencias de la actividad física y del deporte, máster en alto rendimiento deportivo, Dr. Internacional Cum Laude en ciencias del deporte aplicadas a la fisiología neuromuscular, investigador internacional y docente universitario.
Investigador, entrenador y dietista. Graduado en ciencias de la actividad física y del deporte, máster en alto rendimiento deportivo, Dr. Internacional Cum Laude en ciencias del deporte aplicadas a las ayudas ergogénicas nutricionales, investigador internacional y docente universitario.
Graduada en biotecnología, graduada en nutrición humana y dietética, máster en inmunología avanzada y doctora en bioquímica, biología molecular y biomedicina. Nutricionista, atleta, docente universitaria y colaboradora en investigación.
Nutricionista en ciclismo de élite y licenciado en farmacia. Nutricionista del Movistar Team (UCI PRO TOUR), graduado en farmacia, graduado en nutrición humana y dietética, máster en alto rendimiento por el cómite olímpico internacional, antropometrista internacional nivel 2.
