Could It Bee? Honey Ingestion Induces Comparable Metabolic Responses to Traditional Carbohydrate-Based Sports Nutrition Product During 3-Hr Steady-State Cycling and Subsequent Exercise Capacity Test.
- 2025-09-01
- RCT
- International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism 35(5)
- Harvey O Fortis
- Samanvita Ravikanti
- Jennifer S Barrett
- Erick M Lopez
- Theodoros M Bampouras
- Jordan J Haworth
- José L Areta
- Jamie N Pugh
- PubMed: 40675563
- DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.2024-0244
- High evidence
- Athletes
Mean total CHO oxidation (HONEY 2.47 ± 0.37 g × min⁻¹, TRAD-CHO 2.41 ± 0.39 g × min⁻¹) ... were not different between trials during steady-state cycling (p = .517)
- Effect
- Neutral
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- No
- Dose
- 90 g × hr⁻¹ of carbohydrate as honey