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Definition of Carbohydrate loading
1. Noun. A diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles. "Carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing"
Medical Definition of Carbohydrate loading
1. A procedure popular with long-distance runners and other athletes of filling muscles with a large glycogen pool prior to an athletic event; often, the athlete consumes very few carbohydrates for three days followed by a largely carbohydrate diet for the last three days before the event. (05 Mar 2000)
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