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Case Study: Imagine you are a registered dietitian and sports nutritionist for a university-level athletic program and you educate student athletes on how to maintain a healthy diet that both supplies necessary nutrients and enhances sports performance. Jake, a soccer player, requests a meeting to address some questions about his diet. Jake is 20 years old, five foot eleven inches tall, and weighs 175 pounds. His estimated energy needs are approximately 3,000 calories per day based on his weight and activity level. His practice and game schedule demand well over an hour of vigorous activity each day, and he lifts weights three or four days each week. You interview Jake and obtain a 24-hour recall of a typical day's intake as follows: TOTAL: 3,026 calories, 155 grams protein

Questions: Answer the following questions and show your work

• State the formula you would use to calculate the RDA.
• What is Jake's RDA for protein? (Hint: To determine weight in kilograms, divide weight in pounds by 2.2.)
• What is the AMDR for protein? Explain how the Jake's RDA for protein fits within the acceptable range for protein intake.
• Jake tells you that several of his teammates add protein powders to beverages to supplement their protein intake. He asks if he also needs to purchase protein supplements to make sure he is getting sufficient protein. What do you tell Jake?
• If Jake's intake remains the same, thus meeting his calorie needs, but he chooses to add 25 additional grams of protein through a protein supplement beverage, explain what will likely happen to the additional protein in his body.