This exercise is based on the following data on four popular

This exercise is based on the following data on four popular bodybuilding supplements. (Figures shown correspond to a single serving.) You are thinking of combining the last three supplements in the table to obtain a 10-day supply that gives you the maximum possible amount of creative, but no more than 1, 800 milligrams of alpha lipoid acid and 405 grams of carbohydrates. How many servings of each supplement should you combine to meet your specifications? How much creative will you get?

Solution

One serving of a dietary supplement equals the maximum amount recommended, as appropriate, on the label for consumption per eating occasion, or in the absence of recommendations, 1 unit .

Creatine (g)

CHO

(g)

Taurine

(g)

Alpha lipoic acid (mg)

1 day

10 days

Riboforce HP (EAS)

5

15

1

0

21

210

Creatine Transport

(kaizen)

5

35

1

100

141

1410

Pre Load Creatine (optimum)

6

35

1

25

67

670

1 day

16

85

3

125

10 days

160

850

30

1250

Riboforce HP (EAS) 210 servings

Creatine Transport (kaizen) 1410 servings

Pre Load Creatine (optimum) 670 servings

160 gram of creatinine

	Creatine (g)	CHO (g)	Taurine (g)	Alpha lipoic acid (mg)	1 day	10 days
Riboforce HP (EAS)	5	15	1	0	21	210
Creatine Transport (kaizen)	5	35	1	100	141	1410
Pre Load Creatine (optimum)	6	35	1	25	67	670
1 day	16	85	3	125
10 days	160	850	30	1250