title: Ingestion of carbohydrate during recovery in exercising people.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The primary focus of this brief review is to describe the effect of carbohydrate (CHO) supplementation alone or in combination with protein on two responses during postexercise recovery that are not specifically related to the usual emphasis on glycogen resynthesis; that is, rapid postexercise rehydration, and recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Evidence from postexercise rapid rehydration studies suggests that the addition of CHO to a rehydration solution may increase the rate of fluid restoration compared with water placebo. Adding protein to a CHO solution may further accentuate the beneficial effects. An additional postexercise concern for active individuals is the development of postexercise muscle soreness, a response that is pronounced with novel, eccentric exercise. Ingestion of CHO supplements, especially those combined with protein may help to minimize the exercise-induced muscle damage that is accompanied by muscle soreness, and reduced muscle function.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The practical implications of these findings are that CHO supplementation, especially in combination with protein, can enhance the rate of recovery relative to fluid balance and muscle damage; thus, these nutritional interventions should be considered for purposes in addition to the usual focus on glycogen resynthesis.
authors.affiliation: Kinesiology Department, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USA. j.mitchell@tcu.edu
authors.forename: Joel B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D006003:Glycogen / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000187:drug effects; D012146:Rest / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D006003:Glycogen