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Using this device, Atwater was able to measure the precise amount of energy contained in thousands of food items. He found that carbohydrates and proteins were worth 4 calories per gram and fats about 9 calories per gram. This 4-9-4 rule is at the heart of how labels are determined today.
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Read More »People can change their basal metabolic rate by exercising, which in the long run increases the basal metabolic rates of the heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and the brain. Also people with more muscle and less fat generally have a higher basal metabolic rate. In addition to calories, the nutrition label also displays the amount of the three main nutrients-- fats, proteins, and carbohydrate. Fat is present vegetable oil, dairy products, and fish. Proteins are found in meat, beans, milk, and nuts. Carbs are found in fruits, vegetables, and cereals. In the standard method for measuring fat, the food is ground up and continuously washed with an organic solvent that dissolves only the fat. This is the method that's been used for over 100 years, but it's very slow and complicated. A new method uses a technique called nuclear magnetic resonance to measure fat. It works by bombarding a food sample with a radiofrequency pulse. This causes the magnetic moments of the protons in each of the sample's atoms to flip. After the pulse ends, the proton's magnetic moments flip back. But since they flip back a bit slower in fat, their signal can be separated from the rest of the signals and the amount of fat can be determined. How much fat should you consume? Experts agree that 30% of our daily calories should come from fat. So if you consume 2,000 calories in a day, that means no more than 600 calories should come from fat. The standard method for determining the amount of protein in food is called the Kjeldahl method. This test relies on the fact that measuring protein content in food is similar to measuring it's nitrogen content. This is because the nitrogen in food is mostly contained in proteins. In the Kjeldahl method, a sample of food is heated in boiling sulfuric acid and then neutralized with a solution of sodium hydroxide. This process converts the nitrogen present into ammonia gas, which is separated and measured. The ammonia gas ends up in a flask that contains a solution of boric acid. The amount of acid needed tells us how much ammonia was present, which also tells us how much protein was in the sample.
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Read More »So how much protein do we need every day? The Institute of Medicine recommends that adults consume a minimum 0.36 grams of protein for every pound of body weight per day. So that works out to be about 58 grams for a 160-pound adult. The amount of total carbohydrates in food has traditionally been calculated rather than measured. In this method, the other components of food, such as protein, fat, and water, are measured and added together. When this sum is subtracted from the total, the difference is assumed to be the amount of total carbohydrates. About half of the calories that you consume should come from carbohydrates. In the end, all this data about calories, proteins, fats, and carbs can help people make decisions about the foods they buy and eat especially when these people are overweight or obese. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1/3 of US adults are obese. This alarming trend is apparently due to the fact that the average American diet is high in fat and sugar. By looking at the nutrition facts label, you can gain a better understanding of what you can eat so you can make healthier decisions on what to include in your diet.
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