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posted on 2023-05-18, 19:46 authored by Lis, D, Kiran AhujaKiran Ahuja, Stellingwerff, T, Kitic, CM, James FellWe surveyed 910 athletes to assess behaviors towards self-selected food/ingredient avoidance to minimize gastrointestinal distress. Fifty-five percent eliminated at least one high FODMAP food/category, with up to 82.6% reporting symptom improvement. In athletes indicating that high FODMAP foods trigger GI symptoms, lactose (86.5%) was most frequently eliminated, followed by galacto-oligosaccharides (23.9%), fructose (23.0%), fructans (6.2%) and polyols (5.4%). Athletes avoid predominantly lactose and to a lesser extent other high FODMAP foods to reduce gastrointestinal distress.
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Publication title
Applied Physiology, Nutrition and MetabolismVolume
41Issue
9Pagination
1002-1004ISSN
1715-5312Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
NRC Research PressPlace of publication
CanadaRights statement
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