Consensus statements from leading governing bodies generally recommend that carbohydrate quantities should range from 3 to 12 g kg 1 body weight.9 - 10 However,
recent work suggests that LCHF diets that raise
blood ketone levels can increase fat oxidation rates and markers of health and exercise performance.11 - 12 In addition to increased fat oxidation, other potential benefits of LCHF eating plans for endurance athletes
include improved training and racing energy, lowered incidence of delayed onset of muscle soreness, reductions in exogenous caloric requirements during training and competition, and the reduced incidence of serious gastrointestinal complaints.13 Although nontraditional, an LCHF eating plan approach has been recommended for athletes in a variety of sports for nearly 40 years, 14 and this report is representative of other cases.
Her
recent writings
include «Art and History» in Shary Boyle: Flesh and
Blood (Galerie de l'UQAM, Montreal, 2010), «And the winner is...,» an exploration of Camille Turner's Miss Canadiana performance, in Byproduct: On the Excess of Embedded Art Practices (YYZ Books, Toronto, 2010), «Another World: Material and Metaphor in the Video
Work of Wangechi Mutu» in Wangechi Mutu: This You Call Civilization?