In this lesson we are going to learn what's the Energy balance and we will learn about healthy eating habits.
What's your favourite food?
In pairs, ask your classmate what he/she ate yesterday for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Write it down.
Do the Pre-listening matching exercise before watching a video about the "Energy Balance"
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0 me today's video tape leaked
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is energy balance which simply put is when the
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energy we get from foods and drinks equals the
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energy our bodies use energy is what keeps us going
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the few love life we needed for growth development
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and for the functioning all our body processes including our antenna
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origins in fact the normal functioning of our vital organs
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accounts for 60 to 70 percent to provide daily
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energy requirement this is called the basal metabolic rate
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around 10 percent vanity listen to digesting absorbing and storing food
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and the remaining in it he goes into moving our bodies being physically
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active
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is not only doing sports any activity
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talking tiny doing household chores even fidgeting can't
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so if you don't refuel regularly your body will slow down
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and you begin to feel lifeless you get your energy from whole foods and drinks
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that contain calories
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the unit in which energies expressed it is the macronutrient
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the carbohydrates fats and proteins that deliver counties
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as well as fiber and alcohol the nutrition label
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tells you how much energy a shrewd urging contains usually the information
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is provided per 100 grams
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but sometimes energy proportion is given as well
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the average daily an 80-minute is 2000 kilocalories for women
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and 2,500 for men that obviously these numbers
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artist indications the real energy your body needs
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depends on a number of factors including young teens
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gender age lifestyle and the level and frequency of your physical activity
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these factors together determine your body composition
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which refers to the amount of body fat in comparison with other body components
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including bones muscles and organs that beyond all the individual variations
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what is true for everyone is that if the energy that we take
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in is equal to the energy we use in the two sides will be in balance
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and we will maintain our body weight if you lived very actively
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can burn more calories
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than you consume you lose weight and the other hand
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if you lead a sedentary life me too many calories for that style
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living you are likely to gain weight over time of course
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we're not talking about those occasional dinner feast time
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couch potato Sunday's it's the balance over the long term that matters
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being overweight or obese can lead to physical disabilities in psychological
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problems
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it also drastically increases your risk have developing a number of
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non-communicable diseases
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including cardiovascular disease set is a heart attack or stroke diabetes
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and cancer looks can be deceiving he can be thin on the outside
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that fed on the inside storing fat around the organs
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as opposed to under the skin increases your risk of health problems
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how much fat you have and where it's located in your body
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is there for a better marker for how healthy you I than just your body weight
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the energy balance concept seems simple
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in class move more lose weight but actually it's a bit more complex
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as the components in the energy balance energy in energy out
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inter-related change one and the other is likely to change to
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for example when final late last night you significantly reduce your energy
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intake which will likely reduce your body weight but can also hear
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energy needs in other words the energy balance reestablishes itself but had a
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lower level
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this is because your basal metabolic PCs
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or because you and consciously compensate for a sad and shortages
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energy Maybin less active are both in such a situation
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when the energy balance is at a lower level it's very easy to eat more than
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required
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and your body is likely to go back to its initial weight
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my even gain morning which explains the so-called
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yo-yo dieting fact the best way to bring back
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and keep the energy balance at a healthy level is by moving
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physical activity not only has positive effects
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on reducing the risks diseases it also improves mental well-being
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and increases opportunities for social interactions as it raises your energy
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needs
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he can eat more as well and enjoy a variety of different
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and therefore I get home nutrients you need but you don't have to practice
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extreme sport every day to provide
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of big changes I had to sustain and ninety
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and causes frustration incorporating smarted
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feasible scant NT everyday life is more likely to result
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in positive effects every time small steps
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such as getting of the better stuff an ear to go by foot a bit longer
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are taking the stairs instead of the elevator food wise
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he can use smaller plates to reduce the portion size
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and make sure one-third is your plate is filled with veggies
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my snack on fruits are you okay each one of us can choose this mass text that fit
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with our lives and lifestyles
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and each and every 1s can consciously make a change
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each mustache leading to happy life
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POST-LISTENING EXERCISE: After watching the video twice, do the TRUE/FALSE exercise and check your knowledge.
PRACTICE: Click on "Your Energy balance", fill in your data and find out about your specific daily energy requirments.
REAL READING: Click on "Healthy Lifestyle" and read about nutrition, physical activity and healthy habits. This reading will be very useful to help you write your assignment.
DEBATE: With your classmates, discuss in groups about these topics: Is it possible to be thin and be unhealthy?, How fast food restaurants are having a negative effect in our health? Should they be forbidden?.
ASSIGMENT: Write a 150-200 word essay where you explain your food habits, your body mass index, your personal energy balance and the physical activity you do every day. To finish, write what aspects of your life you could improve to have a healthier lifestyle.
