The Diet
A normal diet for a western man between the ages of 19-29 gives on average 2500-3000 kcal/day. Of this energy 15% comes from protein, 35% from fat and 50% from digestible carbohydrates. This means that a normal western man takes in around 310-375grams of digestible carbohydrates from his basic diet.
A normal diet for a western woman between the ages of 19-29 gives on average 2000-2500 kcal/day. This means that a normal western woman takes in around 250-310grams of digestible carbohydrates per day.
The problem with a "normal" person and a "normal" diet is that it doesn't describe a sportsman's reality. Sportsmen are usually more concerned about what they eat and often have a lower fat energy -% and a higher carbohydrate energy-% than is the case for a "normal" person. Besides this the sportsman's consumption of food per day is far greater than that of a "normal" person, as they use more energy in their physical exertions, which leads to an increased appetite.
Vitargo should be used to compensate the difference between the daily requirements of digestible carbohydrates and the amount received through the basic diet.
If extra glycogen stocks are required, as with carbohydrate loading before competition, it is necessary to decrease the amount used in training, so that the additional carbohydrates can be stored as glycogen and not burnt up directly with hard muscular activity.
Vitargo should be taken in addition to one's normal diet, it cannot be used as a substitute for ordinary food.