The Influence of Gender Differences in Metabolism upon Nutritional Recommendations for Athletes

There is accumulating evidence that males and females differ in the metabolic response to endurance exercise, with females showing a higher relative lipid oxidation, and a lower protein and carbohydrate oxidation at submaximal exercise intensifies. Interestingly, the aerobic capacity adaptations to endurance exercise training also appear to be qualitatively and quantitatively similar between the genders. In contrast, gender differences are …