According to a new study, bananas offer just as much fuel as pricier sports drinks, but with a lot more bloat.
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(Relaxnews) - When it comes to the optimal mid-workout energy boost, how do bananas measure up against sports performance drinks? A recent study shows that the humble yellow fruit holds its own, as long as you don't mind the bloat.
The study, which appeared earlier this month in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, pitted bananas against a typical 6 percent carbohydrate sports drink while 14 well-trained cyclists performed a 75-kilometer time trial.
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