NUTRITION
SPORTS NUTRITION
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Question
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Some athletes like to “carb-up” before a game. Why would eating carbohydrates help them?
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Carbohydrates help make up muscles.
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Carbohydrates help store nutrients.
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Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of strength.
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Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of energy.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It can then be used as a key energy source during exercise to fuel exercising muscle tissue and other body systems. Athletes can increase their stores of glycogen by regularly eating high-carbohydrate foods.
Detailed explanation-2: -Carbohydrates provide energy for the body including our muscles, brain, nerves and other body tissues. Anytime we are performing an activity in which we need a lot of energy and fast, such as resistance training and carrying bags of mulch, carbohydrates are the predominant energy source during those activities.
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