In summary.
How much food you need depends on many factors, including your height, age, sex, general state of health, job, leisure time activities, physical activities, genetics, body size, environmental factors, body composition and what medications you may be taking.
Optimum food intake depends on how many calories you need.
It is not always as simple as calories in versus calories out when it comes to weight, but if you consume more each day than you use up, you will usually put on weight. If you consume fewer calories than you need for energy, you will likely lose weight.
This article explains how much individuals should eat and what types of foods should be included in a healthy diet.
Daily calorie requirements
The amount of food a person should eat each day depends on a huge variety of factors.
How much you should eat depends on what your aims are. Do you want to maintain your body weight, lose or gain weight, or prepare for a sports event?
Any focus on food intake is closely linked with calorie consumption.
Calories are a measure of how much energy there is in the food we eat. Understanding calories helps us work out how much food we need to eat.
Different foods have a different number of calories per gram or ounce of weight.
Fast facts on how much food to eat
Here are some key points about how much food to eat. More detail and supporting information is in the main article.
If you consume more calories than you burn off, you are likely to put on weight.
To lose weight, reducing calorie intake and increasing the number of calories you burn is essential.
It is important to eat a variety of natural foods to stay healthy.
While we age, “you are what you eat” is partially true. You are what also what your genetics predisposes you to be. What we put into our bodies clearly does have an impact on our health and overall well being. And while some diets may promise a magic bullet to healthier aging, there are few basic food rules we should not stay away from.
Here are some of the foods you should not stay away from everyday.
Water.
Berries.
Green vegetables.
Nuts.
Flexed seeds
In conclusion, let’s take note on what we eat and consider how much we should take. “Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself.”
ARTICLE BY:
BRIAN SAMUEL.
eatfit101@gmail.com
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