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Glycerol increases time to exhaustion

raisesVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Endurance time was prolonged after GEH in Study I (93.8 +/- 14 min vs. 77.4 +/- 9 min, p = 0.049) and in Study II (123.4 +/- 17 min vs. 99.0 +/- 11 min, p = 0.03).”
Quoted verbatim from Pre-exercise glycerol hydration improves cycling endurance time.
This finding among the 18 findings on its endpoint

glycerol

Time to exhaustion

raises

Who
Well conditioned subjects in two double-blind randomized crossover studies (Study I and Study II) of submaximal load cycle ergometry; the sentence reports both studies; Study II gave carbohydrate oral replacement solution during exercise in both conditions; comparator was placebo hydration of 26 ml/kg aspartame flavored water
Dose studied
1.2 gm/kg glycerol in 26 ml/kg solution, pre-exercise

Very limited evidencePMID 8775573 · 1996

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

International journal of sports medicine
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZFTP8K48ETY7HBJMPA3HQZ