Carb-loading and your heart, you may want to put the pasta down…

So if you are one of the bodybuilders, powerlifters, marathon runners, or just people who like to binge-eat every now and then — no judgment all you can eat pizza day is a thing I’m told telling myself — there is some bad news. If you like to preload carbs like they are the magic bullet to your workout woes, you may want to rethink it because according to a new study, it can have an acute and detrimental effect on heart function.

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March 29, 2016 | Categories: Biology, Health and Medicine | Tags: cardiology, cardiovascular, exercise, health, medicine, peer reviewed, public health, science, workout | Leave a comment