The sports coaches at a university are designing training diets for their teams.Why do they need to provide more protein for the men's rowing team than for the women's rowing team?

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Men generally require more protein than do women because they have more lean body mass than do women;lean body mass requires more protein to maintain.Men are not necessarily more active than women when they compete in the same sport.They do have a higher metabolic rate,but this is because they have more lean body mass;their higher metabolic rate affects their energy needs,not their protein needs.Men do not use protein less efficiently than do women.

The Sports Coaches at a University Are Designing Training Diets