Question
Mia is drinking a sports drink after going for a 6-mile run. A 12 fl oz serving of this sports drink provides 80 kcal, 21 g sugar, 160 mg sodium, and 45 mg potassium. Which of the following statements about the sports drink is true?
Multiple Choice
All of the kcals provided in the sports drink are supplied by sugars
All of these choices are correct.
This sports drink provides nearly half of an athlete's daily sodium recommendation
This sports drink provides less sugar per serving than is typically recommended for athletes
Multiple Choice
All of the kcals provided in the sports drink are supplied by sugars
All of these choices are correct.
This sports drink provides nearly half of an athlete's daily sodium recommendation
This sports drink provides less sugar per serving than is typically recommended for athletes
Answers
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To evaluate the statements regarding the sports drink Mia is consuming, let's analyze each one:
1. **All of the kcals provided in the sports drink are supplied by sugars**: A serving of the sports drink provides 80 kcal and has 21 g of sugar. Each gram of sugar provides approximately 4 kcal, so the total calories from sugar would be 21 g * 4 kcal/g = 84 kcal. Since the calories from sugar (84 kcal) exceed the total kcal provided by the drink (80 kcal), this statement is false.
2. **All of these choices are correct**: Since the first statement is incorrect, this option is also incorrect.
3. **This sports drink provides nearly half of an athlete's daily sodium recommendation**: The daily sodium recommendation varies, but the American Heart Association recommends no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day, which is a general guideline. Consequently, 160 mg of sodium from the drink is not nearly half of this recommendation; it is significantly less than half. This statement is false.
4. **This sports drink provides less sugar per serving than is typically recommended for athletes**: The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that during prolonged exercise, athletes can consume carbohydrate solutions such as sports drinks that provide 6-8% carbohydrates (sugars). In a 12 fl oz serving, 21 g of sugar is approximately 7% sugar (since 12 oz is about 355 mL, and 1 g of sugar adds roughly 4 kcal), which suggests it's within an acceptable range for athletes. Therefore, this statement is also likely false since the amount of sugar typically recommended aligns with what’s provided in this drink.
Given the analysis of these statements, the correct evaluation leads to the conclusion that none of the statements are true. If forced to choose from the remaining options, "This sports drink provides less sugar per serving than is typically recommended for athletes" would likely be the least inaccurate but maintains ambiguity regarding exact recommendations. However, it strongly suggests that the answer should be “None of the statements are true.”
Therefore, the most accurate conclusion regarding the correct option from the provided choices would be that **"All of these choices are correct"** is false, as further confirming each option's validity did not hold.
1. **All of the kcals provided in the sports drink are supplied by sugars**: A serving of the sports drink provides 80 kcal and has 21 g of sugar. Each gram of sugar provides approximately 4 kcal, so the total calories from sugar would be 21 g * 4 kcal/g = 84 kcal. Since the calories from sugar (84 kcal) exceed the total kcal provided by the drink (80 kcal), this statement is false.
2. **All of these choices are correct**: Since the first statement is incorrect, this option is also incorrect.
3. **This sports drink provides nearly half of an athlete's daily sodium recommendation**: The daily sodium recommendation varies, but the American Heart Association recommends no more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day, which is a general guideline. Consequently, 160 mg of sodium from the drink is not nearly half of this recommendation; it is significantly less than half. This statement is false.
4. **This sports drink provides less sugar per serving than is typically recommended for athletes**: The American College of Sports Medicine recommends that during prolonged exercise, athletes can consume carbohydrate solutions such as sports drinks that provide 6-8% carbohydrates (sugars). In a 12 fl oz serving, 21 g of sugar is approximately 7% sugar (since 12 oz is about 355 mL, and 1 g of sugar adds roughly 4 kcal), which suggests it's within an acceptable range for athletes. Therefore, this statement is also likely false since the amount of sugar typically recommended aligns with what’s provided in this drink.
Given the analysis of these statements, the correct evaluation leads to the conclusion that none of the statements are true. If forced to choose from the remaining options, "This sports drink provides less sugar per serving than is typically recommended for athletes" would likely be the least inaccurate but maintains ambiguity regarding exact recommendations. However, it strongly suggests that the answer should be “None of the statements are true.”
Therefore, the most accurate conclusion regarding the correct option from the provided choices would be that **"All of these choices are correct"** is false, as further confirming each option's validity did not hold.