Effect of the Glycemic Index of Meals on Physical Exercise: A Case Report

[i] Nutritional values of supplements taken by the athletes during the trial. All values were obtained from the nutritional facts label of each food. Mean±SD.

[i] Population characteristics derived from the submitted questionnaire which included lifestyle, anthropometric and physiological data of the subjects involved in the study. Mean±SD.

[i] Heart rate data derived from the submitted questionnaire, whereas VO_2max was estimated through a predicted equation, as reported in Physical exercise paragraph. Mean±SD.

[i] Differences in blood glucose between sexes were observed through the three measures performed during the trial: the first with the athletes still fasting, before the supplementation; the second 30 min after the supplementation (at the start of the run) and the last at the end of the 40 min run. Mean±SD.

[i] Differences in blood glucose were observed both between sexes and type of supplementation consumed, as pointed out by the three measures performed during the trial. Mean±SD; *p<0,05: significant differences, M: ban vs en.gel; W: ban vs plac, dr.apr vs en.gel, en.gel vs plac; **p<0,01: significant differences, M: dr.apr vs en.gel, en.gel vs plac; W: ban vs en.gel; M-W: ban vs ban.