Effect of gustatory stimulation on endurance performance

dc.contributor.advisor	Socha, Teresa
dc.contributor.author	Sodek, Katharine Lise
dc.date.accessioned	2017-06-07T19:44:33Z
dc.date.available	2017-06-07T19:44:33Z
dc.date.created	1997
dc.date.issued	1997
dc.identifier.uri	http://knowledgecommons.lakeheadu.ca/handle/2453/2542
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to determine whether the ingestion of an energy-free aspartame beverage (ASP) (99 mg aspartame/L) would influence endurance performance relative to a water (WAT) trial. Nine trained male cyclists underwent two cycle ergometer trials to exhaustion at 75% VO2 max. Experimental beverages were ingested every 15 minutes beginning 45 minutes prior to cycling. Mean (± SD) exercise times to exhaustion were 100 ± 28 minutes for the ASP trial and 99 ± 34 minutes for the WAT trial (p>.05). Respiratory exchange ratio and heart rate did not differ in response to the treatment condition. Ratings of perceived exertion were significantly elevated in the ASP trial but only at the initiation of exercise. It was concluded that the ASP beverage did not impair endurance performance relative to WAT.
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.subject	Cycling Physiological aspects
dc.subject	Sweetness (Taste) Physiological aspects
dc.subject	Exercise tests
dc.title	Effect of gustatory stimulation on endurance performance
dc.type	Thesis
etd.degree.name	Master of Science
etd.degree.level	Master
etd.degree.discipline	Kinesiology
etd.degree.grantor	Lakehead University