Measurement of fuel stores in children on waking and after breakfast
02 August 2021
Glycogen is the main storage form of carbohydrate in the body, and it is assumed that on waking children need to replenish these stores (which are depleted while sleeping), to start the day and perform well in physical and mental activities. However, we don't know how low these stores are in children in the morning and how quickly they can replenish them after eating. We will use a MRI scanner to assess muscle and liver glycogen content before and after sleeping, and for 4hrs after breakfast.
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Ethical approval
The study has been approved by the University of Nottingham Faculty of Medicine Ethics Committee, approval number 426-1911
