Viscous placebo and carbohydrate breakfasts similarly decrease appetite and increase resistance exercise performance compared with a control breakfast in trained males

• Published in: British journal of nutrition Vol. 124; no. 2; pp. 232 - 240
• Main Authors: Naharudin, M. N., Adams, J., Richardson, H., Thomson, T., Oxinou, C., Marshall, C., Clayton, D. J., Mears, S. A., Yusof, A., Hulston, C. J., James, L. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 28.07.2020
• Subjects: Appetite; athletic performance; Behaviour, Appetite and Obesity; blood glucose; blood sampling; blood serum; breakfast; Carbohydrates; Drinking water; Energy; Exercise; Flavors; Ghrelin; Glucagon; Glucagon-like peptide 1; Glucose; Hunger; Insulin; Laboratories; males; Maltodextrin; maltodextrins; Meals; men; Nutrition; Nutrition research; Physiological effects; psychosocial factors; Semisolids; strength training; Tyrosine; Warm up (exercise); Xanthan; Xanthan gum; Nocebo effect; Fasting; Weight training; Ghrelin; Strength

Given the common view that pre-exercise nutrition/breakfast is important for performance, the present study investigated whether breakfast influences resistance exercise performance via a physiological or psychological effect. Twenty-two resistance-trained, breakfast-consuming men completed three ex...