What affects the amount of glycogen that the muscles can store?
What will be an ideal response?
The amount of glycogen that is stored in the body is affected by the individual’s carbohydrate intake and the training. Eating plenty of carbohydrate-rich foods fills glycogen stores, and ensures that an individual has ample glycogen stores when active. When compared to other mixed diets, a high-carbohydrate diet allowed endurance athletes to go longer before becoming exhausted.
In addition, training affects how much glycogen that muscle cells have the capacity to store. Muscle cells that repeatedly deplete their glycogen through hard work adapt to store greater amounts of glycogen to support that work. This is one of several reasons why adequate training is so important before an endurance event or competition.
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Which statement has NOT been offered as an explanation for the relationship between obesity and socioeconomic status?
What will be an ideal response?
By adolescence, fatty streaks have formed in most children's coronary arteries
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements describes foodborne illness caused by Salmonella species?
A. Most cases of Salmonella infection can be avoided by not allowing susceptible foods to stand at room temperature for more than 2 hours. B. The symptoms of illness from Salmonella infection develop within 4 hours of eating the contaminated food. C. Salmonella infection can cause acute respiratory failure. D. There have been no documented deaths from Salmonella infections.
Most biological hazards are inactivated by
A. 5 seconds in a microwave. B. freezing. C. adequate cooking. D. salt. E. keeping food refrigerated.