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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

      For Boosting* Athletic Performance*, Potato As Effective** *As Carbohydrate Gels**** * maintaining ** compared to drinking only water *** n=12 **** study funded by BIG POTATO There, fixed this hilarity *cackles madly in SCIENCE*pic.twitter.com/yedrgI0eXf

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

      Study is here, and it's just great in so many ways: https://www.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/japplphysiol.00567.2019 …

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

      They gave 12 cyclists either water, 123 grams of potato puree, or 23 grams of carbohydrate gel I'm not sure that's a fair comparison!pic.twitter.com/OgrX7swhwS

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    4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

      All of the cyclists fasted overnight (!), warmed up, and then had a few trials of their cycling prowess That's another problem. This was the first food that they'd eaten all day

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    5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

      Immediately, what we're comparing isn't "potato puree to carb gel" it's "an entire baked potato to a small bar of carb gel FOR BREAKFAST"pic.twitter.com/FXSCwh2sQ2

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    6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

      The basic results - that eating something for breakfast makes you a slightly better cyclist - are perhaps not all that surprisingpic.twitter.com/45v4DcPAp2

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    7. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

      What IS surprising is that the media failed to note that the potato group were actually worse off in terms of some side-effects, like bloating and abdominal painpic.twitter.com/8AK8md4NuV

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    8. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

      It's possible that, in fact, eating AN ENTIRE POTATO while cycling vigorously is not as good a solution as having a small bar of concentrated carbs 🤔

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    9. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

      And, in a truly delightful twist, this study was funded by BIG POTATO Sometimes I love science stories in the newspic.twitter.com/ozJXJjvHYq

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

      Either way, unless cyclists are planning on carrying multiple potatoes with them on their morning cycle, chances are that this study is a bit misleading

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        2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

          And I'd strongly argue that comparing two groups WHO HAD NOT EATEN makes this a study about maintaining performance rather than improving it, unless most cyclists fast for ~16 hours prior to a race

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 21 Oct 2019

          Oh, also, I'd question whether you can take much of anything from a non-blinded crossover trial of 12 people unless you're confident that the effect sizes are HUGE

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        1. Wear your masks‏ @tonyver45 21 Oct 2019
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          French Fries 🍟 work fine for me.

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