06.01.06
Jelly Beans May Improve Exercise Performance
Researchers from the UC Davis Sports Medicine Program and Nutrition Department, Sacramento, CA, have recruited 16 competitive endurance cyclists and triathletes for a study that will compare the effectiveness of three different forms of carbohydrate supplementation—including jelly beans (sports beans)—versus plain water in improving athletic performance and warding off fatigue after an 80-minute period of exercise, followed by a 10K cycling time trial. The outcomes that the researchers will be measuring are the athletes’ cycling times during the simulated 10K cycling time trial; respiratory ex-change ratios; blood glucose, lactate and free fatty acid concentrations; electrolyte balance; and self-reported perceptions of fatigue. In addition to the jelly beans, the supplements to be studied are sports drinks and gels. The Jelly Belly Candy Co., Fairfield, CA, is funding and supplying the jellybean carbohydrate supplements (sports beans) for the study.
Researchers from the UC Davis Sports Medicine Program and Nutrition Department, Sacramento, CA, have recruited 16 competitive endurance cyclists and triathletes for a study that will compare the effectiveness of three different forms of carbohydrate supplementation—including jelly beans (sports beans)—versus plain water in improving athletic performance and warding off fatigue after an 80-minute period of exercise, followed by a 10K cycling time trial. The outcomes that the researchers will be measuring are the athletes’ cycling times during the simulated 10K cycling time trial; respiratory ex-change ratios; blood glucose, lactate and free fatty acid concentrations; electrolyte balance; and self-reported perceptions of fatigue. In addition to the jelly beans, the supplements to be studied are sports drinks and gels. The Jelly Belly Candy Co., Fairfield, CA, is funding and supplying the jellybean carbohydrate supplements (sports beans) for the study.