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J Appl Physiol 85: 709-715, 1998;
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Vol. 85, Issue 2, 709-715, August 1998

Effect of caffeinated drinks on substrate metabolism, caffeine excretion, and performance

Eva M. R. Kovacs1, Jos H. C. H. Stegen1, and Fred Brouns2

1 Department of Human Biology and 2 Novartis Nutrition Research Unit, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

The effect of addition of different dosages of caffeine (Caf) to a carbohydrate-electrolyte solution (CES) on metabolism, Caf excretion, and performance was examined. Subjects (n = 15) ingested 8 ml/kg of water placebo (Pla-W), 7% CES (Pla-CES), or 7% CES with 150, 225, and 320 mg/l Caf (CES-150, CES-225, and CES-320, respectively) during a warm-up protocol (20 min) and 3 ml/kg at one-third and two-thirds of a 1-h time trial. Performance was improved with Caf supplementation: 62.5 ± 1.3, 61.5 ± 1.1, 60.4 ± 1.0, 58.9 ± 1.0, and 58.9 ± 1.2 min for Pla-W, Pla-CES, CES-150, CES-225, and CES-320, respectively. The postexercise urinary Caf concentration (range 1.3-2.5 µg/ml) was dose dependent and always far below the doping level of the International Olympic Committee (12 µg/ml) in all subjects. Sweat Caf excretion during exercise exceeded postexercise early-void urinary Caf excretion. Caffeinated CES did not enhance free fatty acid availability, ruling out the fact that performance improvement resulted from enhanced fat oxidation. It is concluded that addition of relatively low amounts of Caf to CES improves performance and that postexercise urinary Caf concentration remained low.

caffeine; exercise; dose-response; doping


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