Question

In rural areas in India, the accepted average calorie requirement per person per day is __________.
A) 2400 calories
B) 2100 calories
C) 2200 calories
D) 2500 calories

Answer 1

Hint: The unit of energy generated when food is broken down, digested and absorbed by our body is known as a calorie. A food's calorie content determines how much energy it can supply to our body.

Complete answer:
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) specifies daily calorie requirements for each person. The ICMR sets up an advisory committee that decides the amount of nutrition an individual of various age groups requires.
I) The government of India has allotted a calorie intake or nutritional content of 2400 calories per day for people living in rural areas in India.
II) According to the nutritional guidelines in India, the calorie requirement of 2100 calories is accredited to the people living in urban areas due to the lesser amount of physical activities per day.
III) A large-framed male who seeks to lose weight is usually recommended a 2200 calorie meal plan per day and the average male’s calorie requirement in India is 2500 calories.
requirement per person living in rural areas per day is 2400 calories.

Hence, ICMR advises 2400 Kcal for people living in rural areas and 2100 Kcal for those residing in urban areas. The rural population are allotted higher calorie content due to the excessive physical activity these populations engage themselves in.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: The nutritional requirement is the quantity of each nutrient required. These vary by nutrient and also by individual and life stage. For example, women of reproductive age require more nutrition than males. The daily calorie requirement informs us about the total amount of calories that we should consume each day in order to either gain or lose body weight.