Question

Student A and Student B are both 15 year old high school students. Student A has a caloric need of 2100 calories per day & Student B has a need of 3000 calories per day. Discuss at least 3 possible reasons for the variation in caloric need for these students.

Answer 1

Answer:
1. taller people generally have more surface area than short people, even at the same weight therefore needs to eat more
2. exercise can burn a good amount of calories which results in requiring more calorie intake
3. metabolic and genetic factors, some people have a higher metabolism needing more food