CALORIES

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CALORIES

• What are they and why do we need them?

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What is a calorie?

• A calorie is a unit of energy. A calorie is the
  amount of energy, or heat, it takes to raise the
  temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.

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We all know how to read how many calories are in
a product, but where do they come from?

• Caloric Breakdown
• 1 g Carbohydrates 4 calories
• 1 g Protein 4 calories
• 1 g Fat 9 calories
• 1 g Alcohol 7 calories
• http//home.howstuffworks.com/calorie.htm

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In order to determine how many calories are
needed for our body to function, three factors
are taken into account

• 3 factors in determining caloric needs
• 1.- BMR- Basal Metabolic Rate
• 2.- Physical Activity
• 3.- Thermic Effect of Food

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BMR- Basal Metabolic Rate

• the amount of energy your body needs to function
  at rest
• Harris-Benedict formula
• Adult male 66 (6.3 x body weight in lbs.)
  (12.9 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years)
• Adult female 655 (4.3 x weight in lbs.)
  (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)
• http//home.howstuffworks.com/calorie.htm

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Physical Activity

• This includes practically everything done during
  the day, for example

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Thermic Effect of Food

• how much energy your body uses to digest food
• To calculate

multiply the total number of calories you consume
in one day by .10, or 10 http//home.howstuffw
orks.com/calorie.htm
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To put calories in perspective
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Still want to eat that fast food?

• A quarter pounder hamburger contains about 420
  calories.
• A quarter pounder with large fries large shake
  contains about 1200 calories.
• A quarter pounder with cheese, large fries
  large shake contains about 1300 calories.
• To burn off the calories in the latter, take a
  brisk 5 hour walk.
• A better option than a quarter pounder is a
  regular hamburger with regular fries. This
  contains about 475 calories. You can walk off the
  calories in this, in less than 2 hours.
• http//www.annecollins.com/calories/calories-quart
  er-pounder.htm

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• KEEP IN MIND, THESE AMOUNTS DO NOT INCLUDE A
  DRINK OR FRIES
• Total Calories Fat Calories
• McDonald'sChicken Selects Premium Breast Strips
  (10 pc) 1,270 590
• McDonald'sDeluxe Breakfast 1,220 540
• McDonald'sChocolate Triple Thick Shake (32 fl oz
  cup) 1,160 240
• Papa John'sOriginal Crust Pizza - The Works
  330 100
• Taco BellGrilled Stuft Burrito - Beef
  720 300
• Pizza HutExtra Large Pepperoni Lover's Pizza
  (16in) 520 210
• Burger KingDOUBLE WHOPPER With Cheese
  1,060 620
• Burger KingWHOPPER With Cheese 800 440
• Arby'sMarket Fresh Ultimate BLT Sandwich
  780 410 
• Arby'sMarket Fresh Chicken Club Wrap
  680 350 
• SubwayMeatball Marinara Sub (6in) 560 220
• SubwayClassic Tuna Sub (6in) 530 280
• SubwayVeggi-Max Sub (6in) 390 70
• McDonald'sBig Mac 560 270
• Wendy'sGreat Biggie Fries 590 260
• http//www.fatcalories.com/results/rs_allthefacts2
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DID YOU KNOW?

• About 70 calories a day are burned by drinking 64
  oz of ice water a day
• The amount of calories listed on food labels are
  actually kilo-calories 1000 calories 1
  kilo-calorie. So a soda with 100 calories really
  has 100,000 calories, but have no fear, this also
  applies to calories burned.

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http//home.howstuffworks.com/calorie.htm
• http//www.annecollins.com/calories/
• http//www.fatcalories.com/results/rs_allthefacts2
  .cfm?Restaurant25SortOrderTotalCalSortADDESC
  SubmitSearch