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#128 - "Ketogenic Diet and Athletes" with Fionn McSwiney PhD
Episode 128 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Ketogenic Diet and Athletes" with Dr Fionn McSwiney (Dublin City University, Ireland).
Discussion Topics Include:
- Defining ketogenic and low-carb diets
- Potential benefits, limitations, and relevance of ketogenic diets to athletes
- Differentiating elite and non-elite athletes and differing types of training and events as it relates to training, performance and metabolism and how that relates to ketogenic diets and impact on athletes
- Exploring the evidence on ketogenic diets and athletes
- Potential practical applications for the ketogenic diet in athletes
Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:
Related Podcast Episodes:
- Episode 123 - "Nutrition and Single-Stage Ultra-Marathon" with Nick Tiller PhD
- Episode 121 - "Protein and Endurance Athletes" with Dan Moore PhD
- Episode 119 - "Fuel for the Work Required" with Mark Hearris PhD(c)
- Episode 118 - "Swifter, Higher, Stronger" with Prof Louise Burke and Prof John Hawley
- Episode 115 - "Dietary Fat and Elite Endurance Performance" with Dr Jill Leckey
- Episode 97 - 'LCHF and Performance' with Professor Louise Burke
- Episode 94 - 'Physiology of Champions' with Michael Joyner MD
- Episode 70 - 'Nutrition and Metabolism for Endurance Sports' with Professor Asker Jeukendrup
- Episode 51 - 'Carbohydrate Availability & Training Adaptation' with Professor John Hawley
- Episode 45 - 'Carbohydrate Periodization' with Trent Stellingwerff PhD
- Episode 17 - 'Carbohydrates' with James Morton PhD
Check out our other podcasts, publications, events, and professional education programs for current and aspiring sports nutritionists at www.TheIOPN.com and follow our social media outputs via @TheIOPN
Episode 128 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Ketogenic Diet and Athletes" with Dr Fionn McSwiney (Dublin City University, Ireland).
Discussion Topics Include:
- Defining ketogenic and low-carb diets
- Potential benefits, limitations, and relevance of ketogenic diets to athletes
- Differentiating elite and non-elite athletes and differing types of training and events as it relates to training, performance and metabolism and how that relates to ketogenic diets and impact on athletes
- Exploring the evidence on ketogenic diets and athletes
- Potential practical applications for the ketogenic diet in athletes
Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:
Related Podcast Episodes:
- Episode 123 - "Nutrition and Single-Stage Ultra-Marathon" with Nick Tiller PhD
- Episode 121 - "Protein and Endurance Athletes" with Dan Moore PhD
- Episode 119 - "Fuel for the Work Required" with Mark Hearris PhD(c)
- Episode 118 - "Swifter, Higher, Stronger" with Prof Louise Burke and Prof John Hawley
- Episode 115 - "Dietary Fat and Elite Endurance Performance" with Dr Jill Leckey
- Episode 97 - 'LCHF and Performance' with Professor Louise Burke
- Episode 94 - 'Physiology of Champions' with Michael Joyner MD
- Episode 70 - 'Nutrition and Metabolism for Endurance Sports' with Professor Asker Jeukendrup
- Episode 51 - 'Carbohydrate Availability & Training Adaptation' with Professor John Hawley
- Episode 45 - 'Carbohydrate Periodization' with Trent Stellingwerff PhD
- Episode 17 - 'Carbohydrates' with James Morton PhD
Check out our other podcasts, publications, events, and professional education programs for current and aspiring sports nutritionists at www.TheIOPN.com and follow our social media outputs via @TheIOPN