Performance Nutrition Digest

Performance Nutrition Digest

Hypoxia impairs gastric emptying 📉

Your altitude training may impact fuelling.

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Tom Coughlin
Nov 03, 2024
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Effects of endurance exercise under hypoxic conditions on the gastric emptying rate and intestinal cell damage

Background

Hypoxia (lack of oxygen) can occur at altitude, which may also lead to some positive endurance adaptations 🏔️

But what about the potential side-effects? 🧐

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