NALT

Preferred term

carbohydrate loading

Topic

Strategies used to maximize glycogen storage in muscle tissues by athletes to improve performance. It is also a strategy used in preoperative nutritional management to improve patient recovery.

carbohydrate metabolism

carb-loading
carbo-loading

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

6876

Spanish

carga de carbohidratos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/297

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 10/28/14