Energy From Food Calculator

The energy from food calculator is supplied as part of the PowerCalc Cyclists Power Calculator

By default the total calories for the current ride in the parent form is taken as a default setting for total energy. This value can be changed. When the cursor is in the total energy box and the carriage return key is pressed, of if Calculate split is clicked at any time: Values for kcal are inserted in the following proportions:

• 30% fat (maximum)
• 15% protein
• 55% carbohydrate (minimum)

The respective weights are calculated from the following values for the energy content of various food types:

• Carbohydrate = 4 kcal/g
• Protein = 4 kcal/g
• Fats = 9 kcal/g
• Alcohol = 7 kcal/g

According to Dennis K. Flood, Practical Math for Health Fitness Professionals, 1996, Human Kinetics, ISBN 0-87322-758-1 these values are in line with the American Heart Association (1982, 1988) recommendations. And who am I to argue.

NOTE:- The 'rain forest burger' is just for fun. In no way do I intend to suggest that this is a recommended food for cyclists, or anyone else for that matter! It is simply a convenient food graphic, from a library of clip art, that happens to re-size nicely. When I have an equivalent graphic of a plate of pasta, I will use this instead.

Other Features Of The Bicycle Power Calculator

Pedal Thrust Calculator Resting Energy Requirement Calculator Drag Coefficient Calculator Ramp test / warm up aid Wind Chill Calculator Altitude Adjustments Bicycle Gear Calculator Compatibility

Turbo Trainer Support Graph Plotting Ability Oxygen Requirement Estimator Energy From Food Calculator Protein Requirement Calculator Body Mass Index Calculator Shoe Size Equivalence converter

System Requirements

An IBM compatible ‘386 or better, running Windows 3.1x, or Windows 9x

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