Question

Curtis is a competitive athlete who weighs 85 kg. he would like to plan a nutritionally adequate diet that provides enough carbohydrate to maintain his weight and glycogen stores during training and competition. according to expert recommendations, he should consume _____ grams of carbohydrate daily.

Answer 1

The recommended daily carbohydrate intake for an athlete is 5 to 10 grams per kilogram of body weight.

Our guy weights 85 kg, so

$(85kg)( \frac{5grams}{kg} )=425grams$

or

$(85kg)( \frac{10grams}{kg} )=850grams$ 

Our athlete should consume between 425 to 850 grams of carbohydrate daily to maintain his weight and glycogen stores during training and competition.