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Definition of Carbohydrate loading
1. Noun. A diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles. "Carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing"
Medical Definition of Carbohydrate loading
1. A procedure popular with long-distance runners and other athletes of filling muscles with a large glycogen pool prior to an athletic event; often, the athlete consumes very few carbohydrates for three days followed by a largely carbohydrate diet for the last three days before the event. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carbohydrate Loading
Literary usage of Carbohydrate loading
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Role of Dietary Supplements for Physically Active People: Current by Kristine M. Scannell, Bernadette M. Marriott (1996)
"Effects of carbohydrate loading and underwater exercise on circulating cortisol,
... Influence of carbohydrate loading on fuel substrate turnover and ..."
2. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Institute of Medicine (U. S.), Fnb, High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2006)
"Carbohydrate-loading and exercise performance. An update. Spans Med 24(2):73-81.
Heaney RP, Recker RR. 1982. Effects of nitrogen, phosphorus, and caffeine ..."
3. Fasting: The Ultimate Diet by Allan Cott (1997)
"... wisdom of carbohydrate-loading athletes hi training, pointing out that its
effectiveness is doubtful. As a matter .of fact, the fasting process releases ..."
4. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"... 43 high-risk patients, but in this study patients prepared assiduously for
the screening test with 3 days of carbohydrate loading and an overnight fast. ..."
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