Metabolic Rate
- Created by: Annie
- Created on: 24-04-13 17:30
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- Diets and Exercise
- Healthy balanced diet = correct balance of all food groups
- Carbohydrates,Proteins and fats release the energy you need to live healthily and build new cells.
- Vitamins and Minerals are needed for your body to work healthier.
- Your food provides energy to your muscles as they work (exercise)
- The more exercise you do - the more energy you need to consume!
- Excess energy which is not burnt during exercise, is stored as fat.
- Metabolic Rate
- Varies from person to person.
- Chemical reactions which take place in cells.
- Proportion of muscle to fat affects metabolic rate.
- This can be changed by exercising.
- Scientists believe that basic metabolic rate can be inherited from your parents.
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