NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Serving Size, Abdominal Obesity, The Set (Film)
23 Jan 2017
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Thermic effect of food: the energy needed to digest, absorb, transport and metabolize food, 10% of our energy intake is used to metabolize our food, fat takes less energy to metabolize than carbohydrate and protein. Fat (stored as triglycerides in the adipose tissue) Glycogen (stored in the muscles and liver: you store extra energy as: When you eat more kcals than you burn . When you burn more kcals than you eat . Excess kcals are stored as fat: you use stored energy from: Glycogen (stored in the muscles and liver) If you"re starving, you"ll also use energy from protein. The dris have eers equations that let you calculate your energy needs based on your age, sex, height, weight and physical activity level: can be measured by indirect calorimetry, can be estimated using equations. Why is obesity concerning: obesity increases risk of many diseases. Weight bias: overweight and obese people are:
