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What do your bodies do with the calories in your food?
Your body does one of two things. It will either store the calories for later in the form of fat or it will use them right away.
Why are calories important to your bodies?
calories give you energy and provide nutrients to help the body
How do calories help our body?
It is used to give our bodies energy.
How many calories does the average person use in 24 hours how many calories do they need to replenish their bodies this would be for a women that is 5 7' and is not that active during the day?
Women should have 2000 Men should have 2500
How are calories important to your bodies?
Calories are only a measure of how much energy you can get from a nutrient or a food source. The more calories you get, the more energy you can burn. However if you burn less calories of what you ingest, you get stored fat. Calories are how we measure energy from foods for our body. When we get more calories than we burn, we store the extra in fat cells. This is how we gain weight. When we eat less calories than we burn, we use the extra calories tored in fat cells. This is how we lose weight.
Can you burn more calories and not replace them?
That's called dieting. Calories are the bodies fuel. To lose weight one must consume less calories than will be burned due to normal daily activites and exercise.
How can people be different in size even if they are the same age and eat about the same amount of food?
Some people have a high metabolism which makes their bodies eat away calories fast and some people have a low metabolism which makes their bodies eat calories not as fast . too many calories = stored up fat = larger person.
How can streghtening exercises prevent obesity?
Muscle burns calories throughout the day. Thats why we have adapted to loose muscle when we dont use it - it saves our bodies from having to need more food. By adding muscle, you burn more calories naturally and so it helps weight loss.
Does the body store excess calories from proteins like it does carbohydrates that are not used as fats?
Protein StorageThere are a lot of details to this answer but here is a nutshell version. All foods that we eat are made up of fats, carbohydrates and proteins. Carbohydrates are the primary fuel source. Fats supply fuel but fat is the substance our bodies use to store extra calories. Proteins are used to build and repair muscles, cells, etc.Our bodies will use what it needs from the foods we eat. If we eat too much of any of these nutrients, the body can store them as fat. If the body needs energy, it can use any of them to make energy but prefers to use carbohydrates.If we take in more protein than our bodies need, we can convert protein into energy or we can store it as fat. To do this, our bodies use extra water, which increases our chances of becoming dehydrated.
What type of energy is in chocolate?
The energy in chocolate comes from the calories it provides, mainly from carbohydrates, fats, and sugar. These nutrients are broken down during digestion to release energy that our bodies use for various functions.
What does heat energy mean?
Hot bodies contain thermal energy, this is measured in calories or BTU
How many calories in shrimp marinara?
It depends which kind of shrimp sauce you use.
