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- From: terry@jgaltstl.UUCP (terry linhardt)
- Newsgroups: rec.running
- Subject: Re: Soda Pop
- Summary: More of caffeine
- Message-ID: <834@jgaltstl.UUCP>
- Date: 16 Aug 92 20:49:50 GMT
- References: <1992Aug12.183539.12740@ctr.columbia.edu> <22867@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM> <lamontg.713838458@milton>
- Organization: The Lafayette Group, St. Louis, MO.
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- In article <lamontg.713838458@milton>, lamontg@milton.u.washington.edu (Lamont Granquist) writes:
- > dguerrer@lyra.cel.scg.hac.com (Daniel Guerrero) writes:
- > >I've read that the caffeine in the soda is a great stimulant for your
- > >runs. I know people who drink coffee or soda to give their runs
- > >that extra "kick". So there might be some merit to drinking soda,
- > >regular or diet.
- >
- > Caffeine is a diuretic and can dry you out. Lots of it + running also might
- > lead to acute problems with your circulation which might offset the gains from
- > the stimulant effect.
-
- I believe the 'benefits' to caffeine, if there are any, is that
- caffeine has been linked to an increase in blood free-fatty-acid
- concentrations. IF this is true, this would be of benefit to
- marathon runners, since that would tend to conserve their
- carbohydrate supply. That is, the body would get an additional
- amount of energy by using the free fatty acids, rather than by
- converting carbohydrates (glycogen) to energy.
-
- However, the studies seem to be conflicting as to whether or not
- there is any benefit to caffeine consumption.
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- Terry Linhardt ...!wupost!jgaltstl!terry
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