How many calories in fats, carbohydrates and proteins?
There are 9 calories in each gram of fat. Fat contains more than twice the number of calories in carbs or protein. There are under 4 calories in each gram of carbohydrates (3.75 calories), the same calories as per gram of protein. This compares with over 9 calories per gram of fat. There are just under 4 calories in each gram of protein. Although protein is essential for good health, it is better to lower your intake of animal protein (e.g. from cheese and meat) and increase your intake of vegetable protein (e.g. from beans, soybeans, lentils, nuts.) How do you calculate your Daily Calorie Requirement? Our calorie needs – meaning the number of daily calories we require to maintain our weight – depend on a number of factors. Our age, gender, weight, height and exercise routine are the main variables in assessing calorie-needs. But body composition is important, too. Because lean muscle is more metabolically active than fat, the higher our body fat percentage, the fewer calories we requi
