Carbohydrate metabolism during exercise in females: Effect of reduced fat availability

Abstract

This study examined the effect of reduced plasma free fatty acid (FFA) availability on carbohydrate metabolism during exercise. Six untrained women cycled for 60 minutes at approximately 58% of maximum oxygen uptake after ingestion of a placebo (CON) or nicotinic acid (NA), 30 minutes before exercise (7.4 ± 0.5 mg.kg-1 body weight), and at 0 minutes (3.7 ± 0.3 mg.kg-1) and 30 minutes (3.7 ± 0.3 mg.kg-1) of exercise. Glucose kinetics were measured using a primed, continuous infusion of [6, 6-2H] glucose. Plasma FFA (CON, 0.86 ± 0.12; NA, 0.21 ± 0.11 mmol.L-1 at 60 minutes, P < .05) and glycerol (CON, 0.34 ± 0.05; NA, 0.10 ± 0.04 mmol.L-1 at 60 minutes, P < .05) were suppressed throughout exer..