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Energy Balance - Coggle Diagram
Energy Balance
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Measuring energy
bomb calorimeter
measures the heat energy released when foods are burned, providing an estimate of the potential energy of foods
when food is burned it gives off heat, increasing water temp which will indicate amount of energy in food
kcal
A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the
temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree
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energy balance
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when balance shifts, person's weight changes
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/=27.5-obese, cardiovscular disease risk
23-27.4-overweight, high risk
18.5-22.9, normal at low risk
<18.5, underweight, risk of malnutrtion and osteoporosis
bmi limitation for muscular ppl, elderly(muscle degenerating), growing children, pregnant women
energy expenditure components: BMR(50-65%), physical activity((30-50%) and thermic effect of food(10%)