Ive noticed the sudden craze in waxy maize starch use as is found in your CARBOLYZE product. What happened to good old dextrose as a post-workout carbohydrate?
Dextrose can be considered a simple sugar and waxy maize (amylase) starch is a high molecular weight carbohydrate. Waxy maize is 100x bigger than maltodextrin, 300x bigger than dextrose, and it moves through the stomach 80% faster than either dextrose or maltodextrin. Because of the speed with which it’s absorbed, waxy maize spikes insulin to the same degree as glucose. Aside from the obvious advantage of less stomach bloating, you may be wondering what the real advantage of this designer carbohydrate is. Here’s a simple analogy: Imagine you’re swimming in the ocean and a cruise ship passes by. The sheer weight of the ship displacing all that water will cause a vacuum that will, very effectively, suck you into the wake of the boat. Now imagine that you’re swimming in the water and a jet ski passes by. In comparison to the cruise ship, the jet ski barely weighs more than you do and, consequently, won’t affect your position in the water. Similar to the cruise ship, waxy maize starch (bec
