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Importance of a Balanced Diet
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| A balanced diet is a diet that contains all the food classes in the right quantities that are required by the body. |
Food Pyramid
Source : Science Text Book Form 2
Factors that Influence Calorific Requirement
- Body size
- Age
- Work
- Gender
- State of health
- Climate
Calorific Value of Food
- The total amount of energy released when 1 g of of food is burned is called energy value or calorific value.
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1 calorie (cal) = 4.2 joule (J)
1 kilocalorie (kcal) = 4.2 kilojoule (kJ)
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