Daily Energy Balance

[Diana Timpano]

Other than kilocalories, what information is important in determining whether or not you are consuming a healthy diet?

[Poison]

I'm not sure but maybe the amount of fat, carbohydrate and protein you eat.

[James]

Vitamins & minerals are also essential

[Poison]

Oh yes, James. I forgot to write.

[MrMistery]

The diet of a normal adult should consist of 50% sugars, 30% fat and 20% proteins, vitamins and oligoelements. There are 24 essential oligoelements if i remember correctly
Regards,
Andrew
PS: the diet of a normal is said to be about 3000kcal/day(if you do not to lose weight)

[biostudent84]

The diet of a normal adult should consist of 50% sugars, 30% fat and 20% proteins, vitamins and oligoelements. There are 24 essential oligoelements if i remember correctly
Regards,
Andrew
PS: the diet of a normal is said to be about 3000kcal/day(if you do not to lose weight)

Can I ask the source of your information, Andrew? I'm not calling you wrong...it's just that the numbers they teach in my country are slightly different.

In America, the numbers are:
Sugars: 60%
Fat: 30%
Protein: 10%
kcal/day: 2000

Kyle

ps: just for reference for those who are following this thread and don't know...1 food Calorie is equal to 1kcal or 1000 calories. A food calorie is denoted as "Calorie" and a scientific calorie is denoted as a "calorie"

[MrMistery]

The numbers do differ a lot between US and Romania, or so it seems
My source is one of the many textbooks i have. It is an 11th grade textbook by some guys called Grigore Strungaru and Jenina Cirstoiu. I am looking at it right now. I do not know what to say about this problem...

[biostudent84]

The numbers do differ a lot between US and Romania, or so it seems
My source is one of the many textbooks i have. It is an 11th grade textbook by some guys called Grigore Strungaru and Jenina Cirstoiu. I am looking at it right now. I do not know what to say about this problem...

I don't think it's really a problem. There are different types of fats, carbohydrates, and proteins. The percentages are based on a distribution of all these. I'm willing to bet that because of cultural differences between Romania and America, the distirbution of all these are differing.

[mith]

Those numbers look very strange. Only 10% proteins?

[MrMistery]

I think so too, that's why I am sticking to my 20%. But if you eat all the right proteins maybe you could healthy with only 10%. Don't forget, the body can synthesise 12 out of 20 aminos
Regards,
Andrew

[thank.darwin]

Those numbers look very strange. Only 10% proteins?

That's what it says in my bio book...

[mith]

I'm thinking those numbers are for how you get your calories, not how much of each you should eat...