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  2. Carbohydrate loading - Wikipedia

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    A new carbo-loading regimen developed by scientists at the University of Western Australia calls for a normal diet with light training until the day before the race. On the day before the race, the athlete performs a very short, extremely high-intensity workout (such as a few minutes of sprinting) then consumes 12 g of carbohydrate per kilogram of lean mass over the next 24 hours.

  3. Carbohydrate metabolism - Wikipedia

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    Carbohydrate metabolism is the whole of the biochemical processes responsible for the metabolic formation, breakdown, and interconversion of carbohydrates in living organisms. Carbohydrates are central to many essential metabolic pathways . [ 1 ]

  4. Hitting the wall - Wikipedia

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    Carbohydrate loading is used to ensure that the initial glycogen levels are maximized, thus prolonging the exercise. [11] This technique amounts to increasing complex carbohydrate intake during the last few days before the event. Consuming food or drinks containing carbohydrates during the exercise.

  5. Agricultural chemistry - Wikipedia

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    Agricultural chemistry often aims at preserving or increasing the fertility of soil with the goals of maintaining or improving the agricultural yield and improving the quality of the crop. Soils are analyzed with attention to the inorganic matter (minerals), which comprise most of the mass of dry soil, and organic matter, which consists of ...

  6. Why it's called Carb Day when Indy cars don't use carburetors

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    Because it's Indy 500 tradition — and you don't mess with it. Carb Day starts the race weekend with cars on the track and a party in the infield.

  7. Glycemic load - Wikipedia

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    Whereas glycemic index is defined for each type of food, glycemic load can be calculated for any size serving of a food, an entire meal, or an entire day's meals. [citation needed] Glycemic load of a 100 g serving of food can be calculated as its carbohydrate content measured in grams (g), multiplied by the food's GI, and divided by 100.

  8. Silage - Wikipedia

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    Fish silage [25] [26] is a method used for conserving by-products from fishing for later use as feed in fish farming. This way, the parts of the fish that are not used as human food such as fish guts (entrails), fish heads and trimmings are utilized as ingredients in feed pellets.

  9. Information and communications technology in agriculture

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    Some useful resources for learning about e-agriculture in practice are the World Bank's e-sourcebook ICT in agriculture – connecting smallholder farmers to knowledge, networks and institutions (2011), [2] ICT uses for inclusive value chains (2013), [3] ICT uses for inclusive value chains (2013) [4] and Success stories on information and ...