#28 - Why a high fat diet will not cause a dip in performance

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In this episode we enjoy a article that clarifies why your performance should not dip on a high fat low carb diet although we are still waiting for the proof and why the answer to your fatigue and unusual symptoms may still be 'covid' even a year post infection. In a more cheerful papers, a year of hard training is still helping with diabetic control 10 years later.
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Chen Y, Chen Z, Pan L, Ma ZM, Zhang H, Li XJ, Li X. Effect of Moderate and Vigorous Aerobic Exercise on Incident Diabetes in Adults With Obesity: A 10-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Mar 1;183(3):272-275. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6291. PMID: 36716009; PMCID: PMC9887527.

Noakes TD, Prins PJ, Volek JS, D'Agostino DP, Koutnik AP. Low carbohydrate high fat ketogenic diets on the exercise crossover point and glucose homeostasis. Front Physiol. 2023 Mar 28;14:1150265. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1150265. PMID: 37057184; PMCID: PMC10086139.

Puschhof J, Elinav E. Human microbiome research: Growing pains and future promises. PLoS Biol. 2023 Mar 17;21(3):e3002053. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002053. PMID: 36930679; PMCID: PMC10057739.

Melin AK, Areta JL, Heikura IA, Stellingwerff T, Torstveit MK, Hackney AC. Direct and indirect impact of low energy availability on sports performance. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2023 Mar 9. doi: 10.1111/sms.14327. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36894187.

Dennis A, Cuthbertson DJ, Wootton D, Crooks M, Gabbay M, Eichert N, Mouchti S, Pansini M, Roca-Fernandez A, Thomaides-Brears H, Kelly M, Robson M, Hishmeh L, Attree E, Heightman M, Banerjee R, Banerjee A. Multi-organ impairment and long COVID: a 1-year prospective, longitudinal cohort study. J R Soc Med. 2023 Mar;116(3):97-112. doi: 10.1177/01410768231154703. Epub 2023 Feb 14. PMID: 36787802; PMCID: PMC10041626.

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