Section A: Nutrition - 4 Energy balance — OCR GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition
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Section A: Nutrition - 4 Energy balance explained
Section A: Nutrition - 4 Energy balance covers 9 specification points, including The relationship between food intake and… and Basal metabolic rate (BMR) and physical….
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- The relationship between food intake and physical activity and how to maintain a healthy body weight throughout life
- Basal metabolic rate (BMR) and physical activity level (PAL) and their importance in determining energy requirements
- How to calculate energy values and the main sources of energy in the diet
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- Recommended percentage of daily energy intake
- Sources of energy: protein, fat, carbohydrate and alcohol
- Units (kcal and kJ) for measuring energy
- The main factors that influence an individual’s energy requirements
- Gender, life stage, pregnancy/lactation, size/body weight, genetics, occupation and lifestyle
- Deficiency and excess