Question

As the half-marathon approaches, and in order to increase his glycogen stores and reduce the likelihood of fatigue, Anthony is interested in increasing the percentage of total calories in his diet coming from carbohydrate. If he is eating 2,500 kcal per day during the training period, and if he wants 60% of his calories per day to come from carbohydrate, how many grams of carbohydrate should he be eating per day

Answer 1

Answer: 375 grams

Explanation:

Hi to answer this question we have to multiply the amount of kcal that hE eats per day (2,500) by the percentage in decimal form (60/100= 0.60)

Mathematically speaking:

2,500 x 0.60 = 1,500 kcal

Since each gram of carbohydrate provides 4 kilocalories of energy. To express the result in grams we simply have to divide it by 4:

1,500 kcal / 4 kcal/gram = 375 grams

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