Nutrition and digestion - How much is healthy?

3 important questions on Nutrition and digestion - How much is healthy?

Food is used as fuel, to provide energy. What is the unit of energy?

The unit of energy is joule (J)

One kilojoule (kJ) is 1000 joules 

What is a calorie (cal)?

Calorie is an older unit for energy, but still used.

One kilocalorie (kcal) is 1000 calories.

Eating too much or too fatty or exercise too little can cause overweight. What is overweight?

You suffer from overweight is your energy intake and energy consumption is not in equilibrium;
you take in more energy in your food than you use.

A proportion of these nutrients (especially fat) is then stored in the body as a food reserve.

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