According to a review of the literature conducted by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American College of Sports Medicine, what is the consensus of the research regarding carbohydrate loading?

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The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American College of Sports Medicine reviewed 23 studies that looked at rates and amounts of macronutrient consumption during the training period before an athletic competition. Nine studies found that consumption of a high-carbohydrate diet (greater than 60% of energy) in the training period and the week prior to competition resulted in increased muscle glycogen concentrations and/or improvement in performance. Nine studies found no difference. Two found no additional benefit beyond eating 6 g of carbohydrate per kilogram of body weight. Two found gender differences indicating that women may be less able to increase muscle glycogen concentrations through increased carbohydrate consumption. The last study found that performance increased when a high-fat diet for 10 days was followed by a high-carbohydrate diet for 10 days, resulting in the findings being inconclusive.

According to a Review of the Literature Conducted by the Academy