Quenton Conant
2008-06-27
Correct me if I'm wrong (and I'm sure many will), but I've always been under the impression that carbohydrates are absorbed through the intestines and not the stomach. So wouldn't the limiting factor for how fast the stomach empties be what's in it before the drink?
Also, I believe that the Maltodextrin we generally get for cycling has a DE of 15-18, which means that it's absorbed considerably faster than dextrose or sucrose, or a combination of the two.
I haven't had much time to poke around online, but I don't really see any references to any clinical studies that show exactly how they where comparing things to make their claims.
What I did see just struck me as a bunch of creative marketing hype.
Again, maybe I'm wrong. I don't know.