Question

Diet plays an important role in sports performance. Mr Rahman is an athlete. He has following questions in connection to sportsman's diet. Help him find answer to his question.

Complete combustion of one gram of fat in our body yields:

Options

• 9.0 calories

• 4.0 calories

• 5.0 calories

• 8.0 calories

Answer 1

9.0 calories

Explanation:

Fat yields about 9 calories per gram, making it more energy-dense than carbohydrates or protein. The other listed values do not represent the energy yield of fat.