Fatty acids are important fuels for muscle during moderate and prolonged exercise. The utilization of fatty acids by skeletal muscle depends on important key steps such as lipolysis in the adipose tissue, plasma fatty acids transport, and passage through plasma and mitochondrial membranes, b-oxidation, and finally oxidation through the Krebs cycle and respiratory chain activity. Acute exercise and exercise training induce adaptations that lead to an increase in fatty acid oxidation. As a result muscle glycogen is preserved. Nevertheless, diet […]
