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    "...The two experimental drinks contained actual carbohydrates... but their tastes were masked by saccharine so subjects couldn't guess which they were trying. And even though the cyclists never actually swallowed the drinks, they worked harder and performed better when swishing with... more

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  • Rated by RobinNixon on Oct 18, 1:40am

    "...The two experimental drinks contained actual carbohydrates... but their tastes were masked by saccharine so subjects couldn't guess which they were trying. And even though the cyclists never actually swallowed the drinks, they worked harder and performed better when swishing with the energy-filled ones. Some yet-unknown mechanism tipped their brains off signaling the presence of carbohydrates in their mouths..." - I would argue this is bad science. How can they prove that adding saccharin 'masks' the carbs? I believe taste scientists would be in a better position to make this claim. Almost undoubtedly the taste was not masked, which is why the athletes responded.

  • Reviewed by aloishis89 on Jun 03, 8:33pm

    I actually thought about this before. When you are really tired, just think how much longer you could go before your muscles actually failed. Probably a LOT longer than you think and definitely longer than you feel like you can.

  • Rated by wvwvwwvvw on Jun 03, 6:48pm

    I'm glad this concept is starting to take shape in the scientific community. As some of the other reviews suggest, this idea has long been present in some form or another.

  • Reviewed by olegnep on Jun 03, 2:13pm

    Likely these systems are in place as safety mechanisms. You don't turn off the digital limiter for your car because your engine could shred your transmission , or your axles. A system is only as strong as it's weakest parts and because our body is programmed to know this it uses neurological limiters. We must tread lightly down this path and all others of biological enhancement. Bio tech is the future of humanity but we must be careful.

  • Rated by CassandraX on May 01 2009, 9:31pm

    "Runners are often at their fastest at the end of a race, when they should be the most tired. And, according to a new study, we can push ourselves harder when we expect to get a boost of energy from sugar, but long before those carbohydrates are actually absorbed. The experiment is clear evidence that our physical limits are less in our muscles and more in our minds." This is a good match for this: http://www.badscience.net/2008/08/my-placebo-programme-on-bbc-radio-4/ I just find the placebo effect fascinating

  • Reviewed by Rick2000 on May 01 2009, 8:16am

    There's nothing new about that. In the military when doing PT, they would never tell us how far the run would be and let us think it was almost over... After a 3 mile run becomes 10 miles most people would have just stopped but the hope of finishing kept us going.. that and not being called a pussy :)

  • Rated by larrylindgren on May 01 2009, 5:22am

    its good and nice

  • Reviewed by chrasling on Apr 30 2009, 11:30pm

    I can see this being completely true, too many times at work have I been on my way to get myself a tasty drink when suddenly I'm swarmed with work, only to still feel the revitalizing effects of said tasty drink without actually consuming it!

  • Rated by ZapRowsdower on Apr 29 2009, 9:53am

    Your brain can tell when you're about to drink some calories, even if your tongue can't. What's really crazy is that your brain will tell your muscles to work harder, even if you spit that drink out.