stable blood sugar improves athletic performance, by extend nutrition

Stable Blood Sugar Improves Athletic Performance

Jonathan Lindberg, MA, BA

June 29-30, 2013 - FitExpo Northern CaliforniaBooth 210

Doctor Developed, Extend Nutrition

• Invented by Dr. Francine Kaufman• Past president of the American Diabetes Assn.• 6 clinical studies & 17 international patents

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Slowly Absorbed, Complex CarbohydrateRaw, Uncooked Cornstarch


How Food Becomes Energy

• Insert Food into Mouth• Digestion– Protein -> Amino Acids– Fat -> Fatty Acids– Carbohydrates -> Sugars


What is “blood sugar”?Blood sugar refers to the amount of glucose in your blood that is available for cells to produce energy.

Glucose is a simple sugar, the end result of digestion.

Ingested glucose is absorbed directly into the blood from the intestine and results in a rise in blood glucose.


What is insulin?

• Insulin is the hormone that “unlocks” the cells so that the sugar from your blood can enter and be used for energy.

• The pancreas produces insulin (except for people w/ diabetes.)

• Insulin triggers fat storage and helps the liver and muscles store “glycogen” which can be converted to blood sugar.


Energy Comes from Glucose

• Glycolysis (breakdown of glucose) starts the production of ATP in the cell mitochondria.

• ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate is “nature’s energizer”, it is found in all living organisms.

• ATP is energy.


How Food Becomes Energy (cont.)• The amount of glucose and insulin in our

bloodstream depends on what we eat, when we eat it, and how much we eat.

• When the body is working as it should, it keeps blood sugar in a range between 70 and 120 milligrams per deciliter (mmol/L).

• Elevated blood glucose levels are a diagnostic indicator of Diabetes.

Using glucose for energy and keeping it balanced with just the right amount of insulin — not too much and not too little — is the way our bodies maintain the energy needed to stay alive, work, play, and function - even as we sleep.


Real Quick, On the Diabesity Epidemic

• Type 1 Diabetes– Pancreas No Longer Produces Insulin

• Type 2 Diabetes– Body Does Not Produce Enough Insulin and/or– Cells Resistant to Insulin (pancreas working)

• “Pre-Diabetes”– Higher than Normal Blood Sugar Levels– Likely to Develop Type 2 Diabetes

• Gestational Diabetes– Elevated Blood Sugar During Pregnancy– Hormonal Interference

• 25.8 million people in the US have Diabetes• 79 million in the US are Pre-Diabetic

Source: “Diabetes Statistics”. American Diabetes Association Website


Extend Nutrition

Appetite Suppressant Clinical Study• Subjects ingested 1 snack bar (Extend Bar vs. Placebo).

• Subjects were allowed to eat from an all-you-can-eat buffet and calorie consumption was monitored.

• 21% decline in caloric intake after consuming the Extend Bar, compared to the placebo nutrition bar.

1. Eat Extend Bar 2. All-You-Can Eat Buffet 3. 21% Fewer Calories


Clinical Study Conclusions

• “The data clearly shows, the bar is effective in reducing calorie intake, both by raw percentages and by statistical significance.”

• Provides “consumers with a product that is completely natural and devoid of known side-effects, fills a large need in the weight-control market.”

Study Reference: Sussman, Glen, PhD. “A Study to Assess the Efficacy of Extend Bar as an Appetite Suppressant in Males and Females.” Illinois Center for Clinical Trials, Chicago IL. Sept. 2000


How Energy Impacts Performance• The body relies on glucose for energy (ATP).

• Pushing your body to peak physical performance, especially over a long period of time, depletes the body’s supply of glucose and glycogen stores.

• Hypoglycemia occurs when blood sugar drops below 70 mmol/L and can cause some or all of the following symptoms:

paleness, trembling, perspiration, weakness, rapid heartbeat, hunger, agitation, difficulty concentrating, irritability, fatigue, blurred vision, temporary loss of consciousness, convulsions, coma or even death.


Stable Blood Sugar Helps Athletic Performance

• In order to excel in physical activities we need energy, which comes from the food that we eat.

• As energy stores are used up, blood glucose levels fall causing a decline in performance and resulting in exhaustion.

• It is therefore important that your blood sugar (glucose) levels are stabilized to maintain energy.

• Extend Nutrition uses the only formula clinically proven to help stabilize blood sugar levels for up to 9 hours..


Extend NutritionExercise Performance Clinical Study

Subjects ingested 1 snack bar (Extend Bar vs. Placebo).

Subjects performed a standardized exercise regimen consisting of 30 minutes of vigorous exercise 2.5 hours after ingesting the bar.

1. Eat Extend Bar 2. Exercise 3. Avoid Low Blood Sugar


Clinical Study ConclusionsAnalysis showed that there was a significant decrease in the frequency of hypoglycemia at the end of exercise after ingestion of the cornstarch containing bar compared to the non-cornstarch bar.

These data indicate that the Extend Bar with uncooked cornstarch is associated with enhanced carbohydrate utilization during and after exercise.

Study Reference: Kaufman, Francine, MD. “Methods for suppressing appetite and enhancing exercise and recovery.” Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Aug. 1999


U.S. Patent 6534487

A method of enhancing exercise performance or recovery in a subject in need thereof

comprises administering … a food composition that includes a slowly absorbed complex

carbohydrate such as uncooked cornstarch.


Optimal blend of carbs and protein

Extend Nutrition products contain:Slow Burning Carbohydrate (uncooked cornstarch)Soy, Soy protein isolate, Whey protein isolateDietary Fiber Small Amount of FatREAL Food Ingredients Gluten-Free IngredientsSugar-Free (or Very Low Sugar)


The Glycemic Index

Definition: a number representing the ability of a food, relative to that of glucose, to increase the level of glucose in the blood.

•Low GI: 1 - 55 •Medium GI: 56 – 69•High: 70+


Extend Nutrition snack foods are Low-Glycemic and then some!

Products tested at Sydney University in Australia by the Glycaemic Index Research Service (Human Nutrition Unit, Dept. of Biochemistry)

Glycemic Index Testing


Low Glycemic + Training

• Low G.I. foods are digested slowly and can remain in the small intestine for hours after consumption.

• The benefit of this is a slow and sustained release of glucose that occurs even during exercise.

All athletes should ensure that they have an adequate intake of carbohydrates. It is easy during prolonged intense training to become glycogen depleted which will decrease endurance and limit performance. It may even lead to hypoglycemia.


Pre Workout Snacks Fuel Performance

• When you exercise, your body uses its available energy.

• If the body runs out of available energy, your blood sugar will drop - and this will diminish your athletic performance.

• Exercise Induced Hypoglycemia is also called “Hitting the Wall” or “Bonking Out”.


Post Workout Snacks Aid Recovery• Post workout snacks should include both Carbohydrate and Protein.

• Carbohydrates restore your body’s depleted glycogen stores.

• Protein helps your body repair torn muscle tissues.


Featured in Muscle & Fitness Hers

Aydt, Rachel. “Say So Long to Cravings Forever!” Muscle & Fitness Hers. May/June 2013

“Turns out, uncooked cornstarch, while still a carbohydrate, is a low-glycemic carb that won’t make you crash on the insulin roller coaster like its cooked version will.”


Pro Athletes Use Extend Nutrition


Justin Park, Ironman Tri-Athlete

Justin is a full-time professional tri-athlete (with a part-time legal career.) His condition, called Long QT Syndrome (a heart condition), is generally considered to

have a serious risk of death among children and young adults. www.JustinParkRacing.com


Andy Holder, Ironman Tri-Athlete

Andy is a national diabetes spokesperson, speaker, creator of the Iron Andy Foundation, 8-time Ironman Finisher, and one of the co-founders of a digital diabetes platform called Insulin Nation -http://www.insulinnation.com


http://www.insulinnation.com/

Vance Veazey, PGA Golfer

Vance Veazey is a pro golfer who currently plays on the Web.com PGA Tour.

“I recently began to struggle with episodes of hypoglycemia. And in my profession that's a killer!

I tried many different products to keep me from going low, but Extend Bar works better than the rest--by far.

These days I always carry one in my pocket.”


Carri Wood, LPGA Golfer

Carri played throughout the USA, Europe, and Asia from 1994 through 2012.(Top finish: 3rd, July 2007, Owens Corning Jamie Farr Classic, Toledo OH).

“I have found that Extend Bar has helped me out tremendously on the golf course in controlling my sugar level and not allowing me to get too high or too low at times during the round.”

“Also, having celiac sprue, Extend Bar is a great product that I can eat and not have to worry about it affecting my diet. It's a wonderful product that I think all professional athletes could benefit from in any sport.”


Ryan Reed, NASCAR Driver

Ryan was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 17, he is now 19 years old and racing on the NASCAR Nationwide Series for Roush Fenway Racing.

www.DriveToStopDiabetes.org


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