Short-term higher fat intakes do not impair performance 🥑
You can go higher fat, without issue.
Short-Term Moderately High-Fat Diet Has No Effect on Physical Performance
Study Details
This new study recruited 20 healthy adults to complete 2 x 5-day diets…
1️⃣ Higher fat diet (40% total energy)
2️⃣ Standard fat diet (30% total energy)
Both diets were matched for total calories and protein 🍽️
Performance was assessed before and immediately after each 5-day diet 🔍
Key Findings
There were no differences between diets for…
❎ Vertical jump
❎ 4-mile time trial
❎ Time to exhaustion
❎ Six-event Army Combat Fitness Testing
Conclusion
Short term ~5-day increased fat intake does not appear to significantly affect performance (at least in healthy individuals) ✅
Would this finding remain consistent for athletes engaging in rigorous training routines? 🧐
IMO probably not with the magnitude of change in this intervention, but perhaps if the change was greater (e.g. 80% fat vs 30%) 📈
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41843415/
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