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you and a group of friends are spending your vacation hiking through the mountains. it is cold in the mountains. you will be expending a lot of energy while hiking and you will need plenty of energy to help keep you warm. you should pack foods high in ______ to provide the most energy or kilocalories per gram of food a carbohydrates b lipids (fats) c proteins d sugars
Fats (lipids) provide the most energy per gram among macronutrients. Carbohydrates and proteins provide about 4 kilocalories per gram, while fats provide about 9 kilocalories per gram. Sugars are a type of carbohydrate.
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B. lipids (fats)