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Study reveals potatoes boost athletic's performance
New Delhi, Oct 27 (ANI): A new research reveals that consuming potato puree instead of commercial carbohydrate gel gives the same result to athletes for sustaining blood glucose levels during long workout sessions. Nicholas Burd, professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois, US, said: "Our study's aim was to expand and diversify race-fuelling options for athletes and offset flavour fatigue." The scientists recruited 12 participants, who were healthy and devoted to their sport, averaging 165 miles (267 kilometres) per week on their bicycles. All had been training for years. To qualify for the trials, the cyclists had to reach a specific threshold for aerobic fitness and complete a 120-minute cycling challenge followed by a time trial. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions during the experiments -- they would consume either water alone, a commercially available carbohydrate gel or an equivalent amount of carbohydrates obtained from