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Calories! Food, Energy, and Energy Balance

Calories! Food, Energy, and Energy Balance. Unit 8. Calorie (large Calorie or kilocalorie ) Unit of measure used to express the amount of energy produced by foods in the form of heat. Energy!. The caloric value of food is determined by burning it in a “bomb calorimeter”

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Calories! Food, Energy, and Energy Balance

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  1. Calories! Food, Energy, and Energy Balance Unit 8

  2. Calorie (large Calorie or kilocalorie) Unit of measure used to express the amount of energy produced by foods in the form of heat Energy!

  3. The caloric value of food is determined by burning it in a “bomb calorimeter” See Figure 8.2 on page 8-3 Bomb Calorimeter

  4. Energy in food fuels body processes Muscular activity Growth Tissue repair and maintenance Chemical processes Body temperature The Body’s Energy Needs

  5. Three Types of Energy-Requiring Processes

  6. Key Terms • Basal metabolism • Energy used to support body processes such as growth, health, tissue repair and maintenance • Assessed while at rest • Includes energy expended for breathing, heart pumping, maintaining body temperature, and other ongoing, life-sustaining processes • Uses 60-75% of total calorie needs

  7. Key Terms • Basal metabolic rate (BMR) • Also called resting metabolic rate (RMR) • Rate at which energy is used by the body at rest • Expressed as calories used per unit of time (hr), per unit of body wt (kg or lb)

  8. Energy Used for Basal Metabolism • Men: • BMR calories = body weight (lbs) x 11 • Women: • BMR calories = body weight (lbs) x 10 • Varies ± 20% • Depending on physical activity, muscle mass, height, health status, genetic traits

  9. Energy Used in Physical Activity

  10. Energy Used in Dietary Thermogenesis • Dietary thermogenesis • Thermic effect of foods or feeding • Energy expended during digestion of food and absorption, utilization, storage and transport of nutrients • Some energy escapes as heat • Accounts for ~10% of total energy needs

  11. Total Calorie Needs • Estimated total daily calorie needs equal the sum of calories used for basal metabolism, physical activity, and dietary thermogenesis

  12. Calculating Calorie Needs

  13. Energy in Foods • “Energy nutrients” supply energy • Carbohydrates = 4 calories/gram • Proteins = 4 calories/gram • Fats = 9 calories/gram • Alcohol also supplies energy • 7 calories/gram

  14. All Calories Count

  15. Calories in Foods • High-fat foods provide more calories per ounce than foods that contain mostly carbohydrates or protein

  16. Energy in Foods

  17. Calculating Calories • Nutrient grams x calories/gram = calories • Example: 15 g carbohydrate x 4 cal/g = 60 calories 10 g protein x 4 cal/g = 40 calories 5 g fat x 9 cal/g = 45 calories Total = 145 calories

  18. Calculating Percentages • Percentages: Divide calories per nutrient by total calories and multiply by 100 • Example: Carbohydrate: 60/145 = 0.41 x 100 = 41% Protein: 40/145 = 0.28 x 100 = 28% Fat: 45/145 = 0.31 x 100 = 31% 100%

  19. What is the Caloric Value of Foods? • Most foods are a combination of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates

  20. Energy Density • Energy density (calorie-density) • Number of calories in a gram of food • Number of calories in a portion of food divided by the food’s weight in grams • Example: • 107 calories in 20 grams of potato chips • 107/20 = 5.4

  21. Energy Density • US diets are high in energy-dense foods • Associated with overeating, weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes • Energy-dense foods tend to be nutrient poor • Nutrient-rich foods (fruits, vegetables, whole grains) tend not to be energy-dense

  22. Lower Energy Density

  23. How Is Caloric Intake Regulated? • Hunger • Physical and psychological sensations that lead people to acquire and ingest food • Causes weakness, stomach pains, irritability • Satiety • Feeling of fullness or of having eaten enough

  24. How Is Caloric Intake Regulated? • Appetite may or may not relate to hunger • Appetite • The desire to eat • A pleasant sensation aroused by thoughts of taste and enjoyment of food • Can override hunger and satiety mechanisms

  25. Energy Balance • Energy balance occurs when number of calories used equal number of calories consumed • Weight is maintained • Positive energy balance • Calories consumed > calories used • Weight is gained • Negative energy balance • Calories used > calories consumed • Weigh is lost

  26. Energy Balance

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