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Diet and Metabolic Rate
A good diet provides the energy you need but not more. Food groups have different uses in the body. Carbohydrates: Release energy. Fats: Keep warm and release energy Protiens: Growth, cell repair and cell replacement. Firbre: Digestive system.
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Diet and Metabolic rate
Need energy to fuel chemical reactions in the body that keep you alive. The reactions are called your metabolism, muscle needs more energy than fatty tissue. Bigger people more likely to have a higher metabolic rate.
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Diet and Metabolic rate
Metabolic rate goes up during exercise and stays high for some time after you finish. People with a more active job need more energy on a daily basis.
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Factors Affecting Health
People with bad diets are malnourished. eating too much carbs can lead to obesity, being 20% over maximum recommended body mass. Hormonal provlems can lead to obesity. Usual cause is bad diet, over eating and lack of exercise.
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Factors Affecting Health
Symptoms of eating too little are slow growth, fatigue, poor resistance to infection and irregular periods in woman. People who exercise regulary are healthier than those who don't You can inherit things like metabolic rate and cholesterol
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Need energy to fuel chemical reactions in the body that keep you alive. The reactions are called your metabolism, muscle needs more energy than fatty tissue. Bigger people more likely to have a higher metabolic rate.

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Metabolic rate goes up during exercise and stays high for some time after you finish. People with a more active job need more energy on a daily basis.

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People with bad diets are malnourished. eating too much carbs can lead to obesity, being 20% over maximum recommended body mass. Hormonal provlems can lead to obesity. Usual cause is bad diet, over eating and lack of exercise.

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Symptoms of eating too little are slow growth, fatigue, poor resistance to infection and irregular periods in woman. People who exercise regulary are healthier than those who don't You can inherit things like metabolic rate and cholesterol

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