title: Effect of fat- and carbohydrate-rich diets on metabolism and running performance in trained adolescent boys.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A randomized crossover trial was designed to analyze the impact of a short-term, isoenergetic fat-rich or carbohydrate (CHO)-rich diet on substrate oxidation rates during submaximal exercise and on performance in a 10,000-m running time trial in trained, mid- to late-pubertal boys.
  
  
  METHODS
  An incremental test was performed to determine the peak oxygen uptake (VO2peak). After 2 days on a fat-rich (24.2% ± 0.8% CHO, 60.4% ± 0.3% fat, and 15.5% ± 1.0% protein), CHO-rich (69.3% ± 1.2% CHO, 15.9% ± 2.1% fat, and 15.1% ± 1.1% protein), or habitual (56.1% ± 7.0% CHO, 27.5% ± 4.9% fat, and 16.5% ± 4.0% protein) diet, 19 trained adolescent boys (15.2 ± 1.5 years) performed a 10-minute constant run at 65% VO2peak to determine the respiratory exchange ratio (RER) during exercise and 10,000-m running on an outdoor track.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the constant run, the RER and CHO contribution to energy expenditure were lower, and fat contribution higher, in the fat-rich diet than in the CHO-rich diet (P < 0.05), but the results were not different from those of the habitual diet. Performance in the 10,000-m run after consuming CHO- and fat-rich diets was similar to performance after a habitual diet (50.0 ± 7.0, 51.9 ± 8.3, and 50.9 ± 7.4 minutes, respectively), but consuming a CHO-rich diet enhanced performance compared with that after a fat-rich diet (P = 0.03).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings indicate that a CHO-rich diet provides additional benefits to 10,000-m running performance in trained adolescent boys compared with a fat-rich diet.
authors.affiliation: *Endurance Performance Research Group, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo †Sport Science Research Group, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science (CAV), Federal University of Pernambuco and Federal University of Alagoas, Alagoas ‡Human Movement Studies Group, Physical Education Department, Federal University of Lavras, Lavras, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guimaraes Couto
authors.forename: Hessel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marani Lima
authors.forename: Ruda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pinheiro Soares
authors.forename: Romulo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bertuzzi
authors.forename: Fernando Roberto
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: De-Oliveira
authors.forename: Adriano Eduardo
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Lima-Silva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D005080:Exercise Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D011659:Pulmonary Gas Exchange / Q000502:physiology; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats