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. 2017 May 23;1(6):e000893. doi: 10.3945/cdn.117.000893

TABLE 1.

Substrate oxidation1

CHO+EAA CON
Load carriage Cycle ergometry Load carriage Cycle ergometry
RER, Inline graphicCO2/Inline graphicO2 0.85 ± 0.02 0.91 ± 0.02‡ 0.87 ± 0.02 0.93 ± 0.02‡
Carbohydrate oxidation, g/90 min 123 ± 16 196 ± 16‡ 140 ± 15 195 ± 15‡
Fat oxidation, g/90 min 52 ± 7 30 ± 7‡ 45 ± 6 24 ± 6‡
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Values are means ± SEMs. ‡Different from load carriage, P < 0.05. CHO+EAA, carbohydrate (46 g) plus essential amino acids (10 g); CON, control (non-nutritive); RER, respiratory exchange ratio; Inline graphicCO2, volume of carbon dioxide produced; Inline graphicO2, volume of oxygen consumed.