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phosphate(3-)Finding

Phosphate(3-) has no detected effect on time-trial completion time

no difference foundVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Time to complete the 30-km time trial did not differ following ingestion of sodium phosphate and sodium chloride (3,059 ± 531 s vs. 2,995 ± 467 s).”
Quoted verbatim from Phosphate Loading Does not Improve 30-km Cycling Time-Trial Performance in Trained Cyclists.
This finding among the 21 findings on its endpoint

phosphate(3-)

Time-trial completion time

no difference found

Who
16 well-trained cyclists, randomised single-blind crossover, 30-km cycling time trial after 4 days of loading, 14-day washout
Dose studied
dibasic sodium phosphate 3.5 g/day (Na2HPO4, 24.7 mmol/day phosphate) for 4 days; comparator sodium chloride matched for sodium (49.4 mmol/day)

Very limited evidencePMID 37087103 · 2023

02 · The study

Study
crossover
Duration
4 days

Evidence, by strength

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

03 · The paper

International journal of sport nutrition and exercise metabolism
What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M6ZH2EWMGF5GXJHQ1E034085