has 150 kcal and 12 grams of fat. What percentage of total calories is fat? 1) Divide fat calories by the total kilocalories 2) Fat = 9kcal/g 3) 12g x 9kcal/g = 108kcal/g 4) 108kcal / 150kcal = .72 5) .72 x 100 = 72% total calories from fat 2. How many grams of protein are in a 2400kcal diet with 15% of total kcal from protein? 1) Grams / total kcal = total percentage of kcal from protein 2) Protein = 4kcal/g 3) x / 2400kcal = .15(15% of total kcal from protein
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Article 26 Where Fat Is a Mark of Beauty In a rite of passage‚ some Nigerian girls spend months gaining weight and learning customs in a special room. “To be called a ‘slim princess’ is an abuse‚” says a defender of the practice. By Ann M. Simmons TIMES STAFF WRITER AKPABUYO‚ Nigeria—Margaret Bassey Ene currently has one mission in life: gaining weight. The Nigerian teenager has spent every day since early June in a “fattening room” specially set aside in her father’s mudand-thatch house
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Avoid trans fats for health. Trans fat is an unhealthy substance‚ also known as trans fatty acid‚ made through the chemical process of hydrogenation of oils. Hydrogenation solidifies liquid oils and increases the shelf life and the flavor stability of oils and foods that contain them. Trans fat is found in vegetable shortenings and in some margarines‚ crackers‚ cookies‚ snack foods and other foods. The US FDA in 1999 proposed that the Nutrition Facts labels on vegetable shortenings and some cookies
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There is many different ways when it comes to losing weight nowadays with so many new things out on the market. But with no right or wrong way of doing this you have to find one that works with the daily routine and the lifestyle. Whether it is on Weight Watcher‚ Jenny Craig‚ E-diets‚ diet pills‚ surgeries or with diet and exercise or any other one of the methods out there. Instead of using diet pills that only work when a person is taking them‚ the healthiest
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Fats and oils - 344 Iodine value of an edible oil INTRODUCTION Fats and oils known as triglycerides contain long chain hydrocarbons with carboxyl groups (COOH groups). These fatty acids are classified into the number of double bonds present in the fatty acid. When the carbon atoms in these chains are bounded to the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms‚ the triglyceride is said to be saturated. When one or more double bonds exist between carbon atoms in the chain‚ less hydrogen exists
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SOUTH BEACH DIET Developed by a Cardiologist‚ Dr. Arthur Agatston‚ South Beach Diet teaches to rely on the right carbohydrates and the right fats (Agatston 3). Dr. Arthur Agatston is an associate professor at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He was also elected to serve on the board of directors of The American Dietetic Association Foundation. Dr. Agatston claimed to have created the diet for many of his clients that were suffering from obesity‚ metabolic syndrome‚ diabetes
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“Carbohydrates in our Life” The cells are composed of biomolecules that are needed in order for us to live‚ one of which are carbohydrates. Most people tend to think that carbohydrates are fats but that is not the correct way of thinking about it. Truthfully‚ these are all just fallacies. In fact‚ carbohydrates or in scientific terms called as “saccharides” serves as fuel and energy storage in our body. It can either be classified as simple or complex and is composed of carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen
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Truth About Fad Diets "I lost one hundred pounds in six months." "I managed to cut back my waist size by ten inches in twelve weeks." "This is the greatest weight loss program I’ve ever used; there was actually nothing to it." How often have you heard these phrases? It is likely that the solution in case you ever see television. There’s no uncertainty about the reality that obesity is a significant issue in America. An increasing number of people have become heavy as an effect of making unhealthy
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Chapter 25 Primary Sources Louis Napoleon Bonaparte Campaign Statement 1. Louis Napoleon based his claim to rule France on the fact that he is so devoted to France and the Republic. 2. Louis Napoleon wanted to devote himself wholly to the preservation and consolidation of the Republic as president of France‚ but when he becomes the self-proclaimed emperor of France later‚ all his promises are void. His promises are revealed to be pieces of persuasion so he gets elected as president. Abraham
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Egil M 18.12 1 How Many Moles in my Name? Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to see how many moles there are in my name when writing with a chalk stick. I will attempt to see how little of the chalk I can use and still see my name clearly. Research question How do we calculate moles? How might we manipulate the variables? Theory So if I am going to find out how many moles there are in my name I have to know how to work it out. The «Mole» is a unit of measurement‚ just like a dozen or
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