endurox/accelerade

as promised: Hello David - Thanks for your email. I'm currently out of town, awaiting my next flight of the current work-related trip I'm on, but I wanted to forward some information for you in the hopes that it will provide the information that you and the forum members seek. BTW, I didn't see any specific negative responses to the Hammer products, most of them seemed pretty positive actually, and the specific criticism ("a lot of clever marketing and mark-up on these products") was directed at a couple non-Hammer products. At any rate, here are some articles on our web site that should provide a lot of useful and referenced information. Perhaps the most technically-oriented one is "Carbohydrates 101- the performance-limiting fuel all you wanted to know about the why's, when's, and what's of carbs, and much more..." (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT. This was written by Dr. Bill Misner and is pretty much the "hallmark paper" or "position paper" on what carbohydrate sources are ideal for fueling the body. Another article that discusses the advantage of complex carbs over simple sugars is "Osmolality Review: the biochemistry of fuels absorption" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT and here is a portion of what Dr. Misner wrote (note that references appear at the end of the article)... " Simple-sugar solutions at body fluid osmolality levels are slowly absorbed at the rate of 6-8% maximum due to employing fructose or sucrose for sweetening. Simple sugars dramatically resist gastric transition when internal body temperatures rise proportionate to time, intensity of pace, duration, fluid and electrolyte losses. Such increases from body fluid and electrolyte depletion may permit only 3-5% sugar solutions to absorb in most athletes, before stomach upset, cramping, or muscle failure occurs. When a solution containing simple sugars is added to one containing complex carbohydrates, osmolality may double, imposing gastric stress during endurance events." "Simple sugars added to complex carbohydrates may refuse gastric entry due to increasing solution hypertonic values. If body fluids and electrolytes are depleted, the least ideal option is to ingest a simple sugar product with one that contains only complex carbohydrates." Other articles of interest: "Fructose (corn syrup) is No Answer For a Sweetener" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT "Fructose Called Most Dangerous Sugar" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../ENissue58.pdf - begins on page 1) "High Fructose Corn Syrup is Associated with Obesity - NO MYTHS ABOUT IT!" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../ENissue57.pdf) NOTE: In the next issue of Endurance News (#62), there's yet another article about High Fructose Corn Syrup entitled "High Fructose Corn Syrup – The news just gets worse and worse!" "Fructose Sweeteners Negatively Impact Blood Sugar and Lipid Metabolism Inhibiting Energy Production" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT "Dietary Fructose or Fructose Containing Sweeteners Negatively Impact Health" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT "Simple Sugars and Complex Carbohydrates – An Incompatible Combination" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT "113 ways sugar can ruin your health" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT "Aspartame toxicity: observed side-effects from food & drink" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT I believe that if the readership on the forum will take the time to review the information in the articles, as well as the scientific references that provide the rationale for this information, I think they may have a different opinion of simple sugars (especially HFCS) as compared to complex carbohydrates. Please let me know if you have any additional questions, and thank you again for contacting us. Sincerely - Steve Born Senior Advisor Hammer Nutrition www.hammernutrition.com

as promised: Hello David - Thanks for your email. I'm currently out of town, awaiting my next flight of the current work-related trip I'm on, but I wanted to forward some information for you in the hopes that it will provide the information that you and the forum members seek. BTW, I didn't see any specific negative responses to the Hammer products, most of them seemed pretty positive actually, and the specific criticism ("a lot of clever marketing and mark-up on these products") was directed at a couple non-Hammer products. At any rate, here are some articles on our web site that should provide a lot of useful and referenced information. Perhaps the most technically-oriented one is "Carbohydrates 101- the performance-limiting fuel all you wanted to know about the why's, when's, and what's of carbs, and much more..." (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT. This was written by Dr. Bill Misner and is pretty much the "hallmark paper" or "position paper" on what carbohydrate sources are ideal for fueling the body. Another article that discusses the advantage of complex carbs over simple sugars is "Osmolality Review: the biochemistry of fuels absorption" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT and here is a portion of what Dr. Misner wrote (note that references appear at the end of the article)... " Simple-sugar solutions at body fluid osmolality levels are slowly absorbed at the rate of 6-8% maximum due to employing fructose or sucrose for sweetening. Simple sugars dramatically resist gastric transition when internal body temperatures rise proportionate to time, intensity of pace, duration, fluid and electrolyte losses. Such increases from body fluid and electrolyte depletion may permit only 3-5% sugar solutions to absorb in most athletes, before stomach upset, cramping, or muscle failure occurs. When a solution containing simple sugars is added to one containing complex carbohydrates, osmolality may double, imposing gastric stress during endurance events." "Simple sugars added to complex carbohydrates may refuse gastric entry due to increasing solution hypertonic values. If body fluids and electrolytes are depleted, the least ideal option is to ingest a simple sugar product with one that contains only complex carbohydrates." Other articles of interest: "Fructose (corn syrup) is No Answer For a Sweetener" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT "Fructose Called Most Dangerous Sugar" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../ENissue58.pdf - begins on page 1) "High Fructose Corn Syrup is Associated with Obesity - NO MYTHS ABOUT IT!" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../ENissue57.pdf) NOTE: In the next issue of Endurance News (#62), there's yet another article about High Fructose Corn Syrup entitled "High Fructose Corn Syrup – The news just gets worse and worse!" "Fructose Sweeteners Negatively Impact Blood Sugar and Lipid Metabolism Inhibiting Energy Production" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT "Dietary Fructose or Fructose Containing Sweeteners Negatively Impact Health" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT "Simple Sugars and Complex Carbohydrates – An Incompatible Combination" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT "113 ways sugar can ruin your health" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT "Aspartame toxicity: observed side-effects from food & drink" (www.hammernutrition.com/.../HNT I believe that if the readership on the forum will take the time to review the information in the articles, as well as the scientific references that provide the rationale for this information, I think they may have a different opinion of simple sugars (especially HFCS) as compared to complex carbohydrates. Please let me know if you have any additional questions, and thank you again for contacting us. Sincerely - Steve Born Senior Advisor Hammer Nutrition www.hammernutrition.com