PROBLEM STATEMENT/PROBLEM BACKGROUND

A calorie is a unit of energ! "n nutrition an# collo$uialis%s& calorie refers to t'e use
of energ t'roug' foo# an# (ater an# energ consu%)tion t'roug' )'sical acti*it!
+or instance& an a))le %a 'a*e ,- calories& ('ile (al.ing one %ile can use a/out
0-- calories! T'e 'u%an /o# nee#s calories 1 energ 2 to sur*i*e & (it'out energ
our cells #ie & t'e 'eart an# lungs (ill sto) & an# (e (ill )eris' ! 3e #eri*e energ
fro% foo# an# #rin.
T'ere are t(o t)es of calories4
A s%all calorie 1s%/ols4 cal 2 5 0cal is t'e a%ount of energ re$uire# to raise
one gra% of (ater / one #egree Celsius !
A large calorie 1s%/ol4 Cal& .cal2 5 0Cal is t'e a%ount of energ re$uire# to
raise one .ilogra% of (ater / one #egree Celsius!
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+actors influence of calorie /urn!
Age :
Calorie nee#s )ea. at a/out age 69 an# t'en #ecline / a/out 6 )ercent e*er 0-
ears! So & if ou are 69 ears ol# an# nee# 6&6-- calories to %aintain (eig't & ou
'a*e to :ust 6&097 / t'e ti%e ou;re 89 < 6&008 at age =9< 6&->0 at age 99 an# so on
!
Re)lace t'e aging /o# %uscle to fat& ('ic' /urns fe(er calories t'an %uscle #oes!
Sta acti*e an# %uscle5 strengt'ening e?ercises to .ee) %uscle %ass intact!
3or.ing recentl (it' senior )ro*e t'at ou can /uil# %uscle at an age
Body shape:
S'a)e an# si@e affects t'e nu%/er of calories ou nee# /ecause %uscle /urns %ore
calories t'an fat #oes! So& if ou are strong an# 'a*e a greater )ro)ortion of %uscle
to fat& t'e 'ig'er our %eta/olis%! Si%ilarl& if ou 'a*e %ore /o# fat an# less
%uscle& our %eta/olis% is lo(er& an# ou 'a*e a greater ten#enc to store fat t'an
a tall t'in!
Gender:
A %ale a#ult 'a*e less /o# fat an# a/out 0- to 6- )ercent %ore %uscle %ass t'an
a (o%an of t'e sa%e si@e an# age! Because %uscle /urns %ore calories t'an fat&
calorie nee#s %en are generall a/out 9 to 0- )ercent 'ig'er t'an (o%en! E?ce)t
for (o%en is #uring )regnanc an# lactation!
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