Comparison of a sports-hydration drink containing high amylose starch with usual hydration practice in Australian rules footballers during intense summer training

• Main Authors: Sinead Mary O'Connell (Author), Richard John Woodman (Author), Ian Lewis Brown (Author), David Julian Vincent (Author), Henry Joseph Binder (Author), Balakrishnan Siddartha Ramakrishna (Author), Graeme Paul Young (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Fluid deficits exceeding 1.6% can lead to physical and cognitive impairment in athletes. Sport drinks used by athletes are often hyper-osmolar but this is known to be suboptimal for rehydration in medical settings and does not utilize colonic absorptive capacity. Colonic absorption can be...