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Balance
What Is Energy
and Why Is It Important?
Balance
Energy
Health problems
with obesity
associated
Coronary
Heart Disease
(CHD)
Stroke
High Blood Pressure
Type 2 Diabetes
Abnormal Blood Fats
Metabolic Syndrome
Cancer
Gallstones
Osteoarthritis
Sleep Apnea
Exercis
e
Definition of
Calorie
A Calorie is defined
as the amount of
energy (heat)
needed to increase
the temperature of
one gram of water
by 1oC.
What about
kcal?
Calorimeter measures
produced when food is
heat
Bomb calorimeter used in laboratories to
burned
measure kilocalories in foods and beverages
Results
fuel
values - kilocalories per gram
kcalg-1
Estimation of
Calories
Food composition tables can estimate
energy in
Energy density
Energy
Energy density
Food
Energy density
Energy density of
energyCalories
foodsHigh
dense food
/
Calories
/
g
1.7
Fried chicken
2.8
Grilled chicken
2.8
2.0
Cheeseburger
2.7
Bean burrito
2.0
Hash brown
potatoes
Fried fish
2.2
Grilled potato
0.9
2.2
Grilled fish
1.2
Fried rice
1.6
Rice
1.3
Potato salad
1.4
1.1
Frozen ,
sweetened
1.1
Tossed salad
with salad
dressing
Fresh strawberries
strawberry
0.3
Glycemic Index
(GI) Low
Medium GI
GI
0-55
56-69
High GI
70 or
greater
Preparation:
The longer you cook starches like pasta, the higher their
glycemic index will be.
Juice has a higher GI than whole fruit; mashed potato
has a higher GI than a whole baked potato,
The
Variety:
Appetite:
mental
stimulation
Sensory factors
Emotional states