The Energy Value of Food

September 17, 2008 by Stuart · Leave a Comment 

When it comes to how the human body acquires the energy that allows us to go about our business each day, the basics are similar to those related to any other type of machine. Energy is obtained through the intake and subsequent breaking down of fuel, and in the case of the human body, the fuel is food instead of gasoline as it would be in a car.
Read more

-->
  • Advertisement