Food and nutrition.pdf

Diet and Health 25day, such as office work and studying.• Light includes activities which involve standing most of the day,such as teaching or laboratory work.• Moderate may include walking, gardening, and housework.• Active includes dancing, skating, and manual labour such asfarm or construction work. ,Using the chart you can determine the amount of calories you requiredaily, depending on your activity level. For example a 130 pound malewaiter requires 2730 calories. (Moderate activity level 21 x 130 lb = 2730Cal.)The following table indicates the approximate number of calories usedby the body during a half-hour of the activity.Table. Energy ExpenditureACTIVITYENERGY(Kcal per 12 hours)Badminton 220Basketball 400Cleaning 95Cooking, active 110Cycling, morderate 150Disco 250Driving 75Gardening 150Golf 170Jogging 300Marathon running 495Sitting 45Skiing (Nordic) 540Sleeping 30Squash 325Studying 50Swimming 300Tennis 250Walking 160Watching Television 45MetabolismThe person who can eat and eat and never gain a pound probablydoes not exist, according to a recent US Department of Agriculture study.The study should help resolve two conflicting schools of thought on