Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of dextrose on cardiovascular endurance. The subjects were nineteen male students enrolled at Loma Linda University in Riverside, California. The subjects were exercised to their maximum while being tested on the treadmill.· Subjects were each tested twice. Thirty minutes before exercising, they ingested one hundred grams of dextrose for one test and ten ounces of sugar-free Kool-aid for the second test. The difference in exhaustion times was then recorded.

The data indicated that dextrose ingestion decreased exhaustion time on the treadmill. Subjects were able to exercise for a longer period of time after the intake of a sugar-free substance.

It is concluded that the ingestion of dextrose, as used in this study, decreases cardiovascular endurance.

LLU Discipline

Physical Therapy

Department

Physical Education and Health

School

Graduate School

First Advisor

Walter S. Hamerslough

Second Advisor

Vernon L. Scheffel

Third Advisor

Kenneth I. Burke

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Degree Level

M.S.

Year Degree Awarded

1984

Date (Title Page)

3-1984

Language

English

Library of Congress/MESH Subject Headings

Glucose--metabolism; Physical Endurance

Subject - Local

Loma Linda University. Physical Education and Health Program -- Dissertations.

Type

Thesis

Page Count

iv; 31

Digital Format

PDF

Digital Publisher

Loma Linda University Libraries

Usage Rights

This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Collection

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Collection Website

http://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/

Repository

Loma Linda University. Del E. Webb Memorial Library. University Archives

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