Some athletes eat diets high in carbohydrates before an event. What is a reasona

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Some athletes eat diets high in carbohydrates before an event. What is a reasonable biochemical basis for this practice?

(a) Increasing the levels of carbohydrate in the gut will produce an elevated level of blood glucose.

(b) This practice will increase the fat deposits in the body, thus leading to more rapidly available energy.

(c) This reduces the risk of glycogen crystals forming due to the reduced branching of glycogen that occurs when it is heavily depleted.

(d) This practice will allow more glycogen to be synthesized and stored.

This practice will allow more glycogen to be synthesized and stored.

because more carbohydrate intake will produce more monosaccharide for glycogen production.

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