Congratulations to Nathan Blake of Oxfordshire. He was first out of the curiously pixellated hat with the correct answer to the last Torq Teaser - the measure of how fast a food raises blood sugar is called the glycaemic index. Torq's Matt Hart explains: "Understanding the speed at which different carbohydrate foods raise blood sugar is extremely important to the athlete. A high glycaemic index (GI) carbohydrate shortly before exercise could actually drop your energy levels like a stone just before you start your ride. Similarly, a low GI carbohydrate during exercise may not get into your bloodstream quick enough to have a significant effect. More information is available at the following link: http://www.torq.ltd.uk/pfm_disp.asp?newsid=14."
There's a new question up now, and another big box of tasty Torq bars up for grabs. Head on over to the competition page and chance your arm...
Looking forward to receiving the bars, they are great. My emergency energy supplies have have been reduced to a few dried figs since the weekend, and I was wondering what bar to get next.