Core science - Diet and Metabolic rate

Balanced diet

• Carbohydrates
• Protein
• Fat
• Vitamins and minerals

Metabolic rate = time in which reactions take place in your body

How much energy?

• How much muscle - (high muscle, high metabolism, need more energy)
• How active - (active, more energy needed, high metabolism)
• Inherited factors - (Genes, Low metabolical rate less energy cause obesity don't burn as much energy)
• Cholesterol level - (fatty substance in cells, inherited increase blood cholesterol, risk of heart disease)

Unbalanced diet

• Too much - overweight, diabetes
• Too little - underweight, deficiency

Exercise

• Exercise increases energy, less body fat, builds up muscle high metabolism, no obesity