Diet and Metabolic Rate

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  • Diet and Metabolic Rate.
    • Healthy Diet.
    • Functions in the Body of different food groups.
    • Metabolism .
      • Metabolic rate means : The speed t which all the chemical reactions that take place in your body happen.
        • Affecting A Metabolic Rate
          • Metabolism .
            • Metabolic rate means : The speed t which all the chemical reactions that take place in your body happen.
              • Affecting A Metabolic Rate
                • Proportion of muscle to fat in the body.
                • Inherited Factors.
                • Amount of  Exercise.
          • Proportion of muscle to fat in the body.
          • Inherited Factors.
          • Amount of  Exercise.
    • Different Amounts.
      • Women
        • 2000 calories
          • Why?
            • 2500 calories
            • The Average Man is bigger than the Average Woman : needs more energy for metabolic reactions and movement. Also the Average Man has more muscle which needs more energy than fatty tissue.
      • Men
        • 2500 calories
      • Why?
        • The Average Man is bigger than the Average Woman : needs more energy for metabolic reactions and movement. Also the Average Man has more muscle which needs more energy than fatty tissue.
      • Cyclists riding in the Tour de France need 6000 calories per day during the race, why?
        • Doing a lot of exercise every day. Active people need more Energy. May also be more muscular than the Average man.

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