Carbohydrates have a potential role in the development of metabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Consuming protein when doing resistance exercise is known to benefit muscle growth. Dietary carbohydrate plays little to no role in recovery from resistance exercise.

• Recovery describes the processes inside the muscles that are stimulated by the stress of exercise sessions. These processes build up and result in increased endurance and muscle growth.
• Exercise performance describes the ability to perform exercise...

Since late 1960, the energy status of muscles is deemed to be important in exercise performance.

Researchers have recently observed that limiting carbohydrate intake close to endurance training sessions might promote early muscle recovery and possibly long-term improvements in endurance.