Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 48 views

    3.2 Importance of A Balanced Diet

    Uploaded by

    RAUDHATUL ASNIDA ABDUL RAZAK
    A balanced diet contains all food classes like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and fibre in the right quantities needed by the body. Several factors influence calorific requirements such as body size, age, work, gender, health, and climate. The calorific or energy value of foods is measured in kilojoules or kilocalories, with fats providing the most energy at 37 kJ/g and carbohydrates and proteins providing 17 kJ/g.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    3.2 Importance of A Balanced Diet

    Uploaded by

    RAUDHATUL ASNIDA ABDUL RAZAK
    48 views13 pages
    A balanced diet contains all food classes like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and fibre in the right quantities needed by the body. Several factors influence calorific requirements such as body size, age, work, gender, health, and climate. The calorific or energy value of foods is measured in kilojoules or kilocalories, with fats providing the most energy at 37 kJ/g and carbohydrates and proteins providing 17 kJ/g.

    Original Title

    3.2 Importance of a Balanced Diet

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    A balanced diet contains all food classes like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and fibre in the right quantities needed by the body. Several factors influence calorific requirements such as body size, age, work, gender, health, and climate. The calorific or energy value of foods is measured in kilojoules or kilocalories, with fats providing the most energy at 37 kJ/g and carbohydrates and proteins providing 17 kJ/g.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    48 views13 pages

    3.2 Importance of A Balanced Diet

    Uploaded by

    RAUDHATUL ASNIDA ABDUL RAZAK
    A balanced diet contains all food classes like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and fibre in the right quantities needed by the body. Several factors influence calorific requirements such as body size, age, work, gender, health, and climate. The calorific or energy value of foods is measured in kilojoules or kilocalories, with fats providing the most energy at 37 kJ/g and carbohydrates and proteins providing 17 kJ/g.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pptx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 13

    3.

    2
    Importance of
    Balanced Diet
    Balanced Diet
    • Diet that contains all the food classes in the right quantities
    that are required by the body.

    Carbohydrate Vitamin

    Protein Mineral

    Fat Fibre

    Water
    Food Pyramid Fat, Oil, Sugar and Salt

    Fish, Chicken, Meat & Nuts Eat sparingly

    ½ - 2 chicken / meat / eggs Milk & Dairy Products


    1 fish
    1-3 servings daily
    ½ - 1 nuts

    Vegetables Fruits

    3 servings daily 2 servings daily

    Rice, Noodles, Bread,


    Grains and Potatoes
    4 – 8 servings daily
    Factors that Influence Calorific Requirement
    Body Size • Large body frame – needs bigger portion of food
    • Needs to have more energy compared to
    someone smaller
    Factors that Influence Calorific Requirement
    Age • Children and teenagers
    • Require more carbohydrates for energy
    • Require more protein for growth
    • They are growing and more active
    Factors that Influence Calorific Requirement
    Work • Farmers, labourers and fishermen
    require more energy compared to those
    working in an office
    • They do heavy work
    Factors that Influence Calorific Requirement
    Gender • Generally, men are more muscular
    • Men do more heavy activities
    Factors that Influence Calorific Requirement
    State of health • People who are sick are weak
    • Require food suitable to their health condition
    Factors that Influence Calorific Requirement
    Climate • Cold climate – lose heat quickly
    • Need more food to maintain body temperature
    Calorific Value of Food
    • Energy value / Calorific value
    • Amount of energy released when 1g of food is burned
    • Unit: calorie (cal) or joule (J)

    Energy value
    Food Class
    (kJ/g) (kcal/g)
    Fat 37 9
    Protein 17 4
    Carbohydrate 17 4

    1 calorie (cal) = 4.2 joule (J)


    1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 4.2 kilojoule (kJ)
    Energy value
    Food Class
    (kJ/g) (kcal/g)
    Fat 37 9
    Protein 17 4
    Carbohydrate 17 4

    For every 100 g

    Carbohydrate:
    1.1 g x 17 kJ/g
    = 18.7 kJ
    Energy value
    Food Class
    (kJ/g) (kcal/g)
    Fat 37 9
    Protein 17 4
    Carbohydrate 17 4

    For every 100 g

    Protein:
    23.8 g x 17 kJ/g
    = 404.6 kJ
    Energy value
    Food Class
    (kJ/g) (kcal/g)
    Fat 37 9
    Protein 17 4
    Carbohydrate 17 4

    For every 100 g 467.7 kJ


    Fat: Carbohydrate: 18.7 kJ
    1.2 g x 37 kJ/g Protein: 404.6 kJ
    = 44.4 kJ Fat: 44.4 kJ

    You might also like