Question

Some athletes will consume a large amount of carbohydrates known as carbo loading. Why would this be advantageous to an athlete but, detrimental to the average person?

a. Carbohydrates are made of proteins which would help the athlete but, the average person doesn't need them.
b. Carbohydrates contain hereditary information that an athlete could use to build muscle but, the average person would not benefit.
d. Carbohydrates store and release energy which would be helpful to an athlete who burns a lot of calories but, for the average person it would be stored as fat.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

The body easily breaks down and digests carbohydrates. They provide quick energy.

Athletes need energy to continue through an activity. Athletes can benefit from carbohydrates because they will provide a boost of sugar that can be converted to energy/ATP in cellular respiration.

For a normal person who doesn't burn large amounts of energy and calories, too many carbohydrates still provide a large influx of sugar. But it isn't turned into ATP because the body has no need for the extra energy. Instead, it is stored as glycogen in the liver or triglycerides in fat.

So, carbohydrates aren't made of proteins and they don't contain hereditary information. That leaves choice D as the correct answer: Carbohydrates store and release energy which would be helpful to an athlete who burns a lot of calories but, for the average person it would be stored as fat.