Resting Calories
Low Activity (low impact walking, cycling 2-3 times a week)
Medium Activity (low impact walking or cycling 3-4 times a week)
High Activity (low impact walking or cycling 6-7 times a week) DOWNLOAD PDF OF THIS CHART
Sources:
Mayo Clinic Report, volume 163 (1998)
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, volume 44 (1986 1-19)
Not all calories are created equal!
One gram of protein
=
4 calories
One gram of carbs
=
4 calories
One gram of fat
=
9 calories
Fat = more than twice the calories of the other two fuels your body uses.
Fat makes you fat, by Susan Powter!
The Fat Formula
Number of fat grams x 9 = X
X divided by total calories
That will tell you what you need to know
What percentage of this total serving is fat?
Is it 10%? 50%? or 90%?
