- We have an athlete named John Doe. He normally consumes 3,000 kcal/day. He is

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- We have an athlete named John Doe. He normally consumes 3,000 kcal/day. He is currently following a low-carbohydrate diet and so only consumes 10% of his daily calories come from carbohydrate. How many grams of carbohydrate does John eat on a daily basis?

- How does this amount of carbohydrate consumption compare to the amount of carbohydrate John would be eating if he followed the RDA of eating 65% of his calories from carbohydrate? (Hint: Calculate the difference in the amount of carbohydrate in grams.)

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Explanation / Answer

Answers:
(a) 300 kcal/day

(b) 1,650 kcal/day

EXPLANATION:

(a) Normally consumes = 3,000 kcal/day.

John eats daily basis = 3000 X 10/100 = 300 kca/day

(b) RDA of eating = 3000 X 65/100 = 1,950 kcal/day

So, difference = 1950 - 300 = 1,650 kcal/day

If John followed the RDA of eating , he will be eating 1,650 kcal/day mpre than he eats following a low carbohydrate diet.

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