Performance Nutrition Digest

Performance Nutrition Digest

Higher carb intake may partially protect the body during low energy availability 🍞

Goes to show how important carbs are.

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Tom Coughlin
Sep 12, 2026
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Increased carbohydrate availability partially attenuates endocrine suppression in response to low-energy availability

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This new study tested whether carb availability modifies endocrine and metabolic responses to 4 days of low energy a…

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