If they are not burning it off, then almost all of it will be stored in the body. If it is not used at a later time, then it will turn to fat and the person will gain weight.
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When a person consumes more food energy than their body needs, the excess calories are stored as fat for future use. Over time, this can lead to weight gain and potentially obesity if the excess intake continues.
This is actually really common with bulimia (binging and purging), which is often why it's hard to detect. From my understanding, a person with bulimia usually consumes enough calories to maintain their weight. When a person binges, they are consuming excess calories, so when they purge they are getting rid of these EXCESS calories, preventing them from gaining weight, but not making them lose weight.
You gain weight.
The average person in the US consumes about 2,000 calories a day.
The average chocolate bar contains around 270 calories. If this was energy, this would be about 1/10 of what the normal person consumes in one day.
Because a big person has more cells, that need all together more energy to function. Therefore the energy intake for a big person, who only wants to keep tatus quo, is greater. If that person wants to loose weight and consumes less calories, then the body will burn fat, and more for this person , as the big person has more cells crying out for food...
Injured People, Because the recovery process consumes more energy. So you need more calories than the average person to help with quick recovery and healing.
On average, an average person consumes around 3,000 to 4,500 calories during Thanksgiving dinner.
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Calories are only a measure for 'heat energy' or the energy produced by the oxidation of carbohydrates/fats during work. If energy burnt is less than the food consumed then the fat gets stored in the body to make an organism obese.
the average American often consumes between 5000-6000 calories during a holiday meal.