Compare And Contrast Teen Athletes

Teen athletes have special nutritional needs that differ from the average teen. Teen athletes must eat enough to grow and develop in a healthy way like any growing person. They must also eat to sustain and support their rigorous training and play in their chosen sport. The major difference between teen athletes and average teens is their extra need for energy and calories. Non-athletes need up to three thousand calories a day while athletes may need up to six thousand calories a day to support their sport.
Activity in an average teenagers day may be quite limited. An average teen may only have to walk to class several times a day. In California, students need only take two years of physical education in a four year high school. In contrast, an athlete may run two miles daily in physical education, which is usually a class especially for a specific sport. Before or after

This leaves him/her drained minutes into the sporting event. Examples of simple carbohydrates are sugars and electrolytes. Their bonding patterns are opposite that of starches. Loosely bonded elements are stripped of electrons through oxidation. This is the reason for quick energy production and subsequent usage. Studies have concluded that premiere athlete may be capable of enduring for a longer time on simple sugars than an average athlete; however, he/she would have increased duration with the backup of complex carbohydrate.
Yet, simple sugars have advantages in athletic competition. During a sporting event, quick energy can be a vital factor in success. Intense physical activity over an extended period of time will use all of the stored energy taken in before hand. The athlete 's body needs energy quickly in order to continue. Sugars and electrolytes are the best source of energy during the event. Simple carbohydrates give the body a "boost" when it becomes run down or until it has time to oxidize other complex energy