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Episode 11: Athletic Performance and Caffeine
Life Lines - The Podcast of The American Physiological Society
English - July 01, 2008 11:00 - 24 minutes - 22 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsNatural Sciences Science Education Courses physiology aps lifelines life lines american physiological society molecules education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Buzz in Physiology: (Begins at 1:34) A quick look at studies from APS journals that have been in the news.
Athletic Performance and Caffeine: (Begins at 3:05) Taking caffeine and carbohydrates together following exercise refuels the muscles more rapidly, according to a study from the Journal of Applied Physiology done by Australian researcher John Hawley of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia.
Drinking It In: (Begins at 12:55) The discovery of how sugar is absorbed into the small intestine led to oral rehydration therapy and the development of rehydrating sports drinks such as Gatorade. A conversation with the man who made that discovery: Stanley Schultz of the University of Texas Medical School.
You can read Dr. Schultz's historical perspectives paper "From a pump handle to oral rehydration therapy: a model of translational research" by clicking here.
The music that you hear at the beginning and end of the program is Body Notes, composed by scientist-musician (and APS member) Hector Rasgado-Flores. The San Diego Chamber Orchestra performs.
Running Time: 24:01
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