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259: Carbohydrates: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly—with Dr. Asker Jeukendrup 

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Carbohydrates the Double Edged Sword

Dr. Euchen Drew: Carbohydrates the double edged sword because and we'll cover all this in the episode. If you want to perform it your best as an endurance athlete, you need Carbohydrates. There's a ton of research showing that simple sugars cause a lot of the issues that we see with current chronic diseases. So where's the balance, how to both optimize performance but also make sure that you're taking care of your health? We will talk about three monoscharides - glucose, fructose and galactose.

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