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Caloric
expenditure: calories that we burn during the day.
Energy balance equation = Caloric intake – Caloric expenditure
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a)
NEUTRAL
ENERGY BALANCE: When the energy intake is equal to the energy expenditure, our
bodies’ energy needs are met and our body weight does not change.
b)
NEGATIVE
ENERGY BALANCE: If we take in fewer calories than we burn off through activity
we will lose weight.
c)
POSITIVE
ENERGY BALANCE: if we take in more food
than we burn off, we will gain weight.
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