Effect Of Different Glycemic Index Beverage On Substrate Oxidation During Moderate Intensity Exercise.
wang, xintang; Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: July 2020 - Volume 52 - Issue 7S - p 591
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of low or high glycemic index (GI) beverage on substrate utilization during moderate intensity exercise.
METHODS:This research design utilized a randomized and counterbalanced crossover approach with ten male participants (Age: 24.6±0.8 yr; BMI: 22.8±1.3kg/m2; ) engaged in three times (separated by 1 week) of 1-hour ergometer cycling( Monark 839E, Sweden) at 60% VO2max intensity while ingesting two types of beverages with different GI values ( LGI=47, HGI=90), and water only. Carbohydrate intake was set at 0.2g/kg every 15 minutes, and blood samples were collected pre-exercise and 0h- ,1h-, 2h-post-exercise for glucose, insulin, free fatty acid (FFA) and triglyceride analyzing. Substrate utilization was measured using metabolic cart (Cortex MetaLyzerII-R2, Germany) at 5min, 30min, 50min during exercise.
RESULTS:There was no significant difference of carbohydrate oxidation rate between LGI and HGI beverage treatment (p=0.36). Fat oxidation rate was significantly higher in LGI (0.22±0.08g/min)compared to HGI treatment(0.18±0.07 g/min) and water(0.16±0.06 g/min) at 30 minutes during exercise(P<0.05). Blood glucose concentration was higher in HGI (5.64 ±0.72 mmol/L) and LGI (5.35 ±1.06 mmol/L) compared with water treatment (4.82±0.76 mmol/L) 0h-post-exercise(P<0.05). Plasma insulin concentration in HGI treatment increased significantly 1h-post-exercise (15.11±5.94μU/mL) compared with LGI (9.64 ±2.10μU/mL) and water (3.53 ±1.22μU/mL) (P<0.05). Plasma triglyceride(0.97 ±0.30 mmol/L) and FFA (0.48±0.18 mmol/L) concentration were lower in LGI treatment compared to water treatment 0h-post-exercise (P<0.05), but not in HGI treatment(P>0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Compared with HGI beverage before and during exercise supplementation, LGI beverage consumption may elevated fat substrate utilization during moderate intensity exercise.