In this USSF podcast, Dr. Karen Birkenhead, dietitian and recent graduate from School of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Maroochydore, Australia, speaks on her novel study examining physical activity levels in ultra sport athletes across the lifespan. The study brings interesting and provocative insights into not only when these athletes started ultra sports but how their activity levels have varied across their lives.
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In this USSF podcast, Dr. Karen Birkenhead, dietitian and recent graduate from School of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Maroochydore, Australia, speaks on her novel study examining physical activity levels in ultra sport athletes across the lifespan. The study brings interesting and provocative insights into not only when these athletes started ultra sports but how their activity levels have varied across their lives.
Ketogenic Diet, Body Composition and Endurance Performance
The Ultra Sports Science Foundation Podcast
55 minutes 49 seconds
7 years ago
Ketogenic Diet, Body Composition and Endurance Performance
In one of the longest ketogenic diet studies to date, exercise performance and body composition responses are compared in endurance athletes fed either a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet or a high carbohydrate diet. The provocative and novel outcomes from this study shed new light on the purported performance benefits of this ketogenic dietary strategy for ultra-endurance athletes.
The Ultra Sports Science Foundation Podcast
In this USSF podcast, Dr. Karen Birkenhead, dietitian and recent graduate from School of Health and Sport Sciences at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Maroochydore, Australia, speaks on her novel study examining physical activity levels in ultra sport athletes across the lifespan. The study brings interesting and provocative insights into not only when these athletes started ultra sports but how their activity levels have varied across their lives.
