Hydrothermally modified starch: A potential new frontier in sports nutrition
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Daniel Baur and Mike Ormsbee
Summary
This article explores the potential of hydrothermally modified starch as a sports nutrition supplement. It explains how starches can be chemically altered through heat and moisture to change their digestion, absorption, and metabolic effects during exercise. The piece examines whether these modified carbohydrates could enhance athletic performance by providing a more efficient fuel source, and discusses the science behind a recently developed sport supplement using this technology.
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· 3 pulledWhat if we could modify the chemical structure of nutrients to alter their digestion, absorption, and metabolic effects during exercise?
Starches are the primary storage form of carbohydrate in plants.
Food scientists have found ways to modify the structure of starches by exposing them to specific amounts of moisture (hydro), heat (th
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