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Authors’ Reply to Monferrer-Marín J, et al.: Assessment of Metabolic Flexibility by Means of Measuring Blood Lactate, Fat, and Carbohydrate Oxidation Responses to Exercise in Professional Endurance Athletes and Less-Fit Individuals

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  1. Department of Human Physiology and Nutrition, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA

    Iñigo San-Millán

  2. Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA

    Iñigo San-Millán

  3. Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA

    Iñigo San-Millán

  4. Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkley, CA, USA

    George A. Brooks

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San-Millán, I., Brooks, G.A. Authors’ Reply to Monferrer-Marín J, et al.: Assessment of Metabolic Flexibility by Means of Measuring Blood Lactate, Fat, and Carbohydrate Oxidation Responses to Exercise in Professional Endurance Athletes and Less-Fit Individuals. Sports Med 52, 2011–2012 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01656-5

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