“…It is also known that dietary status is of importance for metabolism and performance during exercise. Thus, ingestion of a fat-rich diet for 3-5 days decreases carbohydrate metabolism and performance during exercise in man (Christensen & Hansen, 1939;Bergstrom, Hermansen, Hultman & Saltin, 1967;Galbo, Holst & Christensen, 1979). However, studies in man (Phinney, Bistrian, Evans, Gervino & Blackburn, 1983;Muoio, Leddy, Horvath, Awad & Pendergast, 1994;Lambert, Speechly, Dennis & Noakes, 1994) and rat (Miller, Bryce & Conlee, 1984;Conlee, Hammer, Winder, Bracken, Nelson & Barnett, 1990;Simi, Sempore, Mayet & Favier, 1991) have also suggested that when a fat-rich diet is ingested for 1-5 weeks, endurance may not be impaired (Phinney et al 1983;Conlee et al 1990) and may even be improved (Miller et al 1984;Simi et al 1991;Muoio et al 1994;Lambert et al 1994).…”