Name:

Section Number:

Name of Lab: Lab 6 Nutrition and Metabolism

Date Completed:

Directions:

Fill in the following fields as completely and accurately as possible. Please be sure to practice appropriate grammar, punctuation, and spelling.

When finished, save your document with a file name that includes your name, section number, and the assignment (i.e. RoyMason_Lab6_Sect 3011.doc). Please
only send .doc or .rtf files. Work submitted in any other format will not be graded.

Attach your Lab 6, in the assignment section of BB, before midnight on the day it is due. Late work will not be accepted.

Be sure you are using your own words! Plagiarism in any form will not be tolerated!
If you are unsure what constitutes plagiarism, consult the most recent college catalog or ask the Instructor or Teaching Assistants. Labs that are
judged to be plagiarized will receive no credit.
**Fill in the charts below using nutritional information you have compiled over a 24-hour period and the formulas on the Lab.
Answer the questions that follow.

Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

BMR including exercise
Body Mass Index (BMI) from formula
BMI from website

Food

# of
Servings

Calories
per serving

Total
Calories

Fat per
serving (g)

Total Fat (g)

% Fat

Carbs per
serving

Total Carbs
(g)

% Carbs

Food

# of
Servings

Calories
per
serving

Total
Calories

Fat per
serving (g)

Total Fat (g)

% Fat

Carbs per
serving

Total Carbs
(g)

% Carbs

Questions:
1. Was this 24-hour period a typical eating day for you? Why or why not?

2. Based on what you know about nutrition, assess your own dietary habits. What are you doing right? What could
you improve?

3. If a pound of fat contains 3500 calories and a person hopes to lose 12 pounds of fat in a month, how many
calories must they reduce each day? Is this reasonable? Why or why not?

4. How can a person create a caloric deficit?