Bananas as an Energy Source during Exercise: A Metabolomics Approach

David C. Nieman; Nicholas D. Gillitt; Dru A. Henson; Wei Sha; R. Andrew Shanely; Amy M. Knab; Lynn Cialdella-Kam; Fuxia Jin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037479

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Bananas as an Energy Source during Exercise: A Metabolomics Approach

David C. Nieman ,

* E-mail: niemandc@appstate.edu

Affiliation Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America
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Nicholas D. Gillitt,

Affiliation Dole Nutrition Research Laboratory, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America
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Dru A. Henson,

Affiliation Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, United States of America
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Wei Sha,

Affiliation Bioinformatics Services Division, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America
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R. Andrew Shanely,

Affiliation Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America
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Amy M. Knab,

Affiliation Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America
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Lynn Cialdella-Kam,

Affiliation Human Performance Laboratory, Appalachian State University, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America
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Fuxia Jin

Affiliation Dole Nutrition Research Laboratory, North Carolina Research Campus, Kannapolis, North Carolina, United States of America
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Bananas as an Energy Source during Exercise: A Metabolomics Approach

David C. Nieman,
Nicholas D. Gillitt,
Dru A. Henson,
Wei Sha,
R. Andrew Shanely,
Amy M. Knab,
Lynn Cialdella-Kam,
Fuxia Jin

Published: May 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037479

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No mention of water consumption

Posted by fletchergarner on 17 Jul 2012 at 13:16 GMT

I'm surprised there is no mention of the water consumption for the participants that ate bananas during their test. No way performance could be the same from eating only bananas without water. Sure it seems obvious that they drank water, but was it equvialent to the 'gatorade' performance test?

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No mention of water consumption

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