#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:

• Impact Of Ketogenic Diet On Athletes: Current Insights. McSwiney et al., 2019.

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• Episode 118 - "Swifter, Higher, Stronger" with Prof Louise Burke and Prof John Hawley
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