Effects of carbohydrate supplementation on the performance of endurance athletes: A systematic review.

Background & Aims: Carbohydrate is considered one of the main ergogenic resources available for athletes and physically active people. Adequate daily carbohydrate intake before, during and after exercise can ensure the maintenance of glycogen stores in the body and, thus, optimize the athlete's endurance performance. Thus, this study aimed to examine the effects of carbohydrate supplementation on endurance performance, specifically runners and cyclists.

Impact of the two different iron fortified cookies on treatment of anemia in preschool children in Brazil.

Introduction: Nutritional intervention in pre-school children using cookies prepared with wheat flour enriched with iron and folic acid (CWFFeFA) and cookies prepared with cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp) flour fortified with iron and zinc and wheat flour enriched with iron and folic acid (CCFFeZn + WFFeFA).

Objective: To assess the impact of the ingestion of CWFFeFA and CCFFeZn + WFFeFA by pre-school children, using the cowpea variety BRS-Xiquexique, to control iron-deficiency anaemia.