Introduction

A brief look at the purpose of the class project and the paper we examined.

This web page was created by honors biology students participating in a project with the ultimate goal of producing an informative web page. The focus of this web page was to study a scientific article dealing with carbohydrates and their effects on physical exertion. The article that served as the primary study and information source for this web page is entitled "Muscle glycogen during prolonged strenuous exercise when fed carbohydrate." It was published by the American Physiological Society and was written by Edward F. Coyle, Andrew R. Coggan, Mari K. Hemmert, and John L. Ivy, who were based in the University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
	The goal of this scientific study was to determine if the delayed onset of fatigue, as a result of consuming carbohydrates, was associated with stopping muscle glycogen depletion. Therefore, this web page is dedicated to presenting the important points of the study and to expand on those ideas in order to encompass a more general function of carbohydrates in our daily activities.
The web page is further divided into the basic categories one would expect to find when dealing with a scientific study. These subdivisions include the methods, results, conclusions and the applications. For the younger viewers of this homepage, a a simplified perspective of the information called the "Kid's Page", is included. After viewing this website, you should have an increased knowledge of carbohydrates and how they affect athletic performance.