Table 1.  Substrate oxidation during exercise in children, adolescents and adults with CHO or water intake.
 

Age
(years)

CHO intake
Ex. protocol

Treatment

Time (min)

RER 1

Substrate
Fat (%)

Oxidation CHO(%)

Riddell, 2000a

15

1.5 g·kg-1·h-1
91 g·h-1

water

60

0.92

20-25

80-75

   

60 min at 60% peak VO2

CHO

60

0.94

18-23

82-77

Riddell, 2000b

15

1.4 g·kg-1·h-1
~170 g·2h-1

control

60
90

0.92 - 0.91
- 0.91

24-30
24-54

76-70
76-46

   

120 min at 60% peak VO2

CHO

60
90

0.95 - 0.94
- 0.93

15-23
15-20

85-77
85-80

Riddell, 2001

12.5

~1.5 g·kg-1·h-1
67 ±15 g·h-1 approx av.
for G & GF drinks

control

30-60
90

0.87 - 0.83
- 0.83

40-55
40-55

60-45
60-45

   

90 min at 55%
peak VO2

CHO

30-60
90

0.90 - 0.86
- 0.85

32-45
32-45

67-55
67-55

Timmons, 2001

10

~1.4 g·kg-1·h-1
boys ~50 g·h-1
men ~119 g·h-1
60 min at 70% peak VO2

control boys
control
men
CHO boys
CHO men

30-60
30-60


30-60
30-60

0.91 - 0.88
0.96 - 0.93


0.91 - 0.91
0.96 - 0.94

32-35
15-20


30-30
15-18

68-65
85-80


70-70
85-82

Montfort, 2005

15-17

1.4 g·kg-1·h-1
65 ±7.2 g · h-1

control

30-60
90

0.96 – 0.95
0.93

11-15
19

89-85
- 81

   

~ 102 g ·90 min

CHO

30-60
90

0.96 – 0.96
0.94

10-10
17

90-90
- 83

Riddell, 2003

adults

1 g·kg-1·h-1
~ 78 g · h-1
~ 117 g ·90 min

control 2
adults

60
90

0.95 - 0.92
- 0.91

22

72

   

90 min at 60% peak VO2

CHO
adults

60
90

0.97 - 0.94
- 0.94

16

80

1 RER does not include resting values; 2 Substrate oxidation data (% fat and carbohydrate) represent the last 60 min of exercise.