What is oxidation?
When oxygen helps food burn in the body cells to poroduce energy
What factors influence energy?
Size, Age, Activity, Climate, Gender, Pregnancy
What are empty kilocalories?
Foods that contain energy but no other nutrient
What happens when energy gets in and energy gets out?
Balanced diet
What happens when energy gets in but it doesn’t get out
You get overweight
What happens when more energy gets out than energy gets in
You get underweight
What are examples of empty kilocalories?
Fizzy drinks,
Energy balance
It means that energy input must be equal to energy output in order to have the correct body weight
Energy unit
Kilocalories or kilojoules
1kcal=
4.2kJ