Biochemical changes in athletes during marathon and ultra-marathon races, with special reference to the incidence and prevention of hypoglycaemia
Fats and carbohydrates are the major fuels utilized during exercise and it has been suggested that carbohydrate depletion is the cause of exhaustion during prolonged exercise lasting more than two hours. However, there is some disagreement in the literature as to whether this exhaustion is due eithe...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2017
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25628 |