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What will happen if someone eats more calories than their body needs?
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Access calories will be stored in fat cells
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How does PEM happen?
It develops in children and adults whose consumption of protein and energy (measured by calories) is insufficient to satisfy the body's nutritional needs.
Why does your level of activity affect how many calories your body needs?
The higher level of activity you do the more calories your body needs because you are burning more calories. If you are doing a high level activity eat some carbs, they give you lots of energy that your body needs.
Are calories essential to your body?
Calories are not a nutrient,they measure the amount of energy the food has. That said, they are in a way essential because no calories means no energy that food gives your body. Your body needs food for life sustainance
What happen when the body takes in more calories than will be expended by the body as energy?
Either you must exercise to burn the extra calories, or it will turn into fat.
How do calories and carbohydrates help the body?
Our body needs some calories just to operate - to keep your heart beating and your lungs breathing. As a kid, our body also needs calories from a variety of foods to grow and develop. But eating too many calories is not good and consequently leads to weight gain. Carbohydrates provides us energy for our all types of activities.
What will happen to the excess calories you eat in one day?
They get stored in your body. Usually, it is just in your liver so they can be used easily for natural body functions (think breathing and walking and blinking and so on.) Still excess calories will be stored (sometimes as muscle, sometimes as fat) to be used when the body needs more energy, like when exercising, for example.
How does temperature affect metabolism or calorie burning?
Being cold will burn mroe calories as the body needs to warm itself up, but if it is too cold then the body will begin to conserve calories in order to stay alive. It is easier for the body to burn calories in warmer weather.
Calories in food come from three things. Name two of them.?
Calories come from fat and protein. The third would of course be carbohydrates. The body needs calories to burn in order to function.
What will happen to your muscles if you excirese a lot but don't take in a lot of calories?
If you exercise a lot but don't consume enough calories, your muscles may not have enough energy to properly recover and grow. This can lead to muscle loss, fatigue, and reduced performance. It is important to fuel your body adequately to support your exercise regimen and maintain muscle mass.
Are calories and fat different?
Yes. Calories are not "bad". They are what gives the body energy and nutrition. A person needs calories to survive. Fats can be good, and are nessesary, but only in limited amounts. Usually, they come from oils and suagr and saturated fats, which are not good for your body.
Why is it important to recogize hunger vs. appetite?
You should only eat as much calories as your body needs.
Can you just cut calories and lose weight?
Sometimes,yeah. But be careful not to cut calories in the food that your body NEEDS! Cut back calories in soda,pizza,pasta and heavy foods, but not in veggies and fruits!
