title: Nutritional intake during a simulated adventure race.
abstract: The objective of the study was to describe the food intake of adventure racers during a competition simulated in the laboratory. Ten male athletes with international experience in adventure races took part in the study. The experiment lasted 67 hr (total distance covered 477.3 km), but 3 athletes did not finish the race. Food intake was recorded throughout the simulation. Athletes' total energy expenditure was greater than their total energy intake (24,516 vs. 14,738 kcal), and the athletes obtained significantly more energy from food than from supplements. Carbohydrate intake was below the recommendation of 0.5-1.0 g x kg(-1) x hr(-1). These results indicate that guidelines for multiday adventure races are needed.
authors.affiliation: Exercise and Psychobiology Research Center, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ioná Zalcman
authors.initials: IZ
authors.lastname: Zimberg
authors.forename: Cebele Aparecida
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Crispim
authors.forename: Claudia Ridel
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Juzwiak
authors.forename: Hanna Karen Moreira
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: Ben
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Waterhouse
authors.forename: Sérgio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tufik
authors.forename: Marco Túlio
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: de Mello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D002149:Energy Intake / Q000502:physiology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates