Question

Jenny is a competitive athlete who weighs 60 kg and trains for about 2 hours a day. She would like to plan a nutritionally adequate diet that provides enough carbohydrate to maintain her weight and glycogen stores during training and competition. According to expert recommendations, she should consume _____ grams of carbohydrate daily.

Answer 1

Between 420 and 600 grams.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are no resources which would endorse dietary intake for athletes because of insufficient information. But, there are some sources that recommend carbohydrates intake in grams, depending on how much athlete weighs. It varies from 5 to 7 grams per kg for a regular training and from 7 to 10 grams per kg for the athletes.

7 x 60 = 420g

10 x 60 = 600 g

Jenny is advised to consume somewhere around 420 and 600 grams of carbs each day in order to balance her weight and glycogen.