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Because when you eat food you digest it and enegry is released. What bondings are broken determines how much enegry (calories) the food contains.
Fat has ca. 9 cal per gram
protein has ca. 4 cal per gram
carbohydrated ca. 4 cal per gram
alcohol ca. 7 cal per gram
Food that have a lot of water in them have less calories as more of the calories per 100 g are grams of water - i.e no calories. Less water would make a food more "calorie dense" of "caloric".
Worth noting is that your body will require more energy to burn calories from protein than carbs and fat, so if you are dieting eating protein is important to increase metabolism as well as for preservation of muscle mass.
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What are the calories in different foods?
There are so many types of foods out there, that it really depends on what the food is.
Calories in food items?
There is no such thing as "common foods". Foods are specific sometimes ot certain regions or areas, and there are so many foods out there. Please be more specific in your question, so WikiAnswers can provide you with the best possible answer.
Is engery consumed by organisms?
Calories are energy, organisms eat foods, foods hold calories, so yes. Yes they can.
How many calories should you eat at lunch time?
About 400 calories would be a good meal. Those 400 or so calories should come from healthy foods and drinks, too.
No Calories, No Energy?
On a zero calorie foods diet, you will definitely lose weight, but it is not healthy for you. The reason you will lose weight is because you are not eating foods with calories in them. You need calories in your diet so you will have energy during the day to carry out your activities. If you want to diet, eat healthy foods like fruits and vegetables, not just foods that have no calories in them.
What are some of panama foods?
There are so many different types of Panama foods. Some of the popular foods include tortillas, bolos, empanadas, Sancocho and many more.
Do you add the calories and the fat calories to know how many calories?
No fat calories are a proportion of how many fat calories are in the total calorie count. So on the label of some food, if it says 100 calories, 50 fat calories, that means there are 100 calories, but 50 of them are from fat.
How many calories should a overweight man eat?
Calories are relative meaning some calories are good ones, and some are not. Good calories come from lean meats, vegetables and other healthy natural foods. Useless calories come from baked goods, pastas, processed foods and fast foods. An average sized man, let's say 5'11" in height, that's 40 pounds overweight should begin by cutting his caloric intake to a minimum of 1800 calories per day. This person is certainly consuming at least 3000 calories or more per day to be overweight by 40 lbs. After 30 days the body metabolizes so the calories can now be reduced to 1600 per day. In 30 more days the calories can be reduced to about 1550 calories where they should remain for optimal weight loss. Some calories are good ones, and some are not. Good calories come from lean meats, vegetables and other healthy natural foods. Useless calories come from baked goods, pastas, processed foods and fast foods. An average sized man, let's say 5'11" in height, that's 40 pounds overweight should begin by cutting his caloric intake to a minimum of 1800 calories per day. This person is certainly consuming at least 3000 calories or more per day to be overweight by 40 lbs. After 30 days the body metabolizes so the calories can now be reduced to 1600 per day. In 30 more days the calories can be reduced to about 1400 calories where they should remain for optimal weight loss. Additionally, this person should walk for 30 minutes per day, everyday, this ends up being about a mile and a half. Walking can be boring so try getting a dog. If you want to lose weight you'll have to cut the calories and walk.
How Can I record How Many Calories i Burn?
Find your total calories and each day record how many you burned or some treadmills tell you how many calories you've burned and so you can just record that down.
What carbohydrate does not provide energy or calories?
Cellulose fiber does not provide energy (calories). It is a very complex carbohydrate. The human digestive tract cannot break it down, so it is indigestible in humans and is excreted as part of the feces.
120 calories of protein is how many grams of protein?
If you are talking about getting 100 calories from pure protein, there are 25 grams of protein. However, a lot of foods have a mixture of protein, carbohydrate, and fat. So this isn't necessarily the case with all foods. Take a look at the nutrition fact label to see how many grams of protein/fat/carbohydrate are in each serving. 1g protein=4 calories 1g carbohydrate=4 calories 1g alcohol=7 calories 1g fat=9 calories
How many calories does a cup of gelatin have?
About 40 calories, or so.
