Episode 117 - "Nutrition and Ultramarathon Running" with Dr Ricardo Costa

We Do Science - The Sports Nutrition Podcast

We Do Science - The Sports Nutrition Podcast
Episode 117 - "Nutrition and Ultramarathon Running" with Dr Ricardo Costa
Jul 31, 2019
Dr Laurent Bannock, Institute of Performance Nutrition

Episode 117 of the Guru Performance "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Nutrition & Ultramarathon Running" with Dr Ricardo Costa PhD (Monash University, Australia).

** NOTE: This is 1 of several upcoming ultra-endurance focussed episodes **

In this session we get into:

  • Defining an Ultramarathon
  • Physiological Demands
  • Key Nutritional Considerations
  • Low Carb & Fat Adaptation: What the Evidence Says
  • Gastrointestinal Disturbances & Ultra Sports
  • Exercise, Food and the Gut
  • Intro to FODMAPs (will be a specific future podcast FYI)

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