Carbohydrate vs protein supplementation for recovery of neuromuscular function following prolonged load carriage

Table 1 Dietary intake of energy, carbohydrate, fat and protein

Variable	Condition	24 h	48 h	72 h
Energy (Kcal)	PLA	1494 ± 740	1484 ± 659	1600 ± 549
	CHO	1547 ± 702	1468 ± 680	1532 ± 628
	PRO	1611 ± 658	1481 ± 626	1613 ± 534
Carbohydrate (g)	PLA	212 ± 162	217 ± 159	221 ± 108
	CHO	224 ± 156	209 ± 162	207 ± 111
	PRO	233 ± 150	216 ± 161	226 ± 106
Fat (g)	PLA	41 ± 24	41 ± 28	52 ± 28
	CHO	45 ± 28	45 ± 32	50 ± 26
	PRO	46 ± 27	43 ± 23	53 ± 23
Protein (g)	PLA	82 ± 26	73 ± 27	76 ± 21
	CHO	77 ± 22	69 ± 23	75 ± 22
	PRO	80 ± 23	69 ± 19	73 ± 21

Measured by food diaries after (24, 48 and 72 h) 120 minutes of treadmill walking at 6.5 km·h^-1 (n = 10) on a level gradient (0%) carrying a 25 kg backpack. Either a placebo beverage (PLA), carbohydrate (6.4%) beverage (CHO) or protein (7%) beverage (PRO) was consumed at 0 and 60 minutes (250 ml) during treadmill walking or twice daily (500 ml, morning and evening) for the 3 days after load carriage (n = 10). Data are presented excluding the consumption of the supplement beverages.

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