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• Conference presentation, not peer reviewed 4 Aug 2026 is the date of the NutraIngredients report of the Growth Asia Summit 2026 presentation.

  Half of the female athletes surveyed take no carbohydrate at all during training

  A conference presentation citing Gatorade Sports Science Institute data reported that 50% of female athletes surveyed consumed zero carbohydrate during training, 43% started workouts already underhydrated, and only 20% replaced sodium losses afterwards. None of the figures can yet be checked against a method section.

  Badshah et al. · 4 August 2026

  female-athletescarbohydrateenergy-availabilityendurance-fueling
• Narrative review Date as listed in the digest; not independently verified at source.

  Four nutrition claims aimed at active women outrun their evidence

  A narrative review examined four claims circulating on social media about female athlete nutrition. It found limited evidence behind several of them, but not for the rigid sex specific rules built on top of them.

  Proceedings of the Nutrition · Matkin-Hussey et al. · 1 July 2026 · PMID 42383324

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• Convergent mixed methods, observational The digest lists July 2026 without a day; not verified at source.

  Only about a quarter of women at the IRONMAN Worlds hit carb loading targets

  Among female triathletes at the 2024 IRONMAN World Championships, only 6 of 23 reached the 8 to 12 g/kg carbohydrate loading guideline. Interviews found the gap was not knowledge but travel logistics, nerves, food access, and identity around eating.

  European Journal of Sport · Fortis et al. · undefined July 2026 · PMID 42274547

  female-athletescarbohydrateendurance-fuelingGI-distressfiber