Japanese monk. Who? A Japanese monk. Age: around 30 years old. Gender: male. Weight: around 80 kg....
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Japanese monk
Transcript of Japanese monk. Who? A Japanese monk. Age: around 30 years old. Gender: male. Weight: around 80 kg....
Japanese monk
Who?
• A Japanese monk.• Age: around 30 years old.• Gender: male.• Weight: around 80 kg.• Description:
– Have a light activity job whereby he meditates most of the time.– Engage in moderate physical activities like walking briskly; slow
leisure cycling; mowing the lawn; ping pong; tai chi; or heavy cleaning…
– He cannot consume meat and fish. Depend on different branches of Buddhism, he can or cannot consume eggs and dairy products (milk, cheese…).
General daily nutrition intake of a Japanese monk.
1690.125.3800.0253.428.284.585.6380.12,534
Sodium (mg)
Dietary Fibre (g)
Calcium (mg)
Cholesterol (mg)
Saturated Fat (g)
Total fat (g)
Protein (g)
Carbohydrate (g)
Energy (kcal)
Investigating some of his daily meals
• Plain fried rice and tofu.
1,2450.917513.63328125907
Sodium (mg)
Dietary Fibre (g)
Cholesterol (mg)
Saturated Fat (g)
Total fat (g)
Protein (g)Carbohydrate (g)
Energy (kcal)
Comparison to another
• A construction worker.
• Age: around 30 years old.
• Gender: male.
• Weight: around 80 kg.
• Description:– Have a heavy activity job.
General daily nutrition intake of construction worker.
2,289.9 34.3 800.0 343.3 38.1 114.4 85.6 515.0 3,433 Construction
worker
Japanese monk.
1690.125.3800.0253.428.284.585.6380.12,534
Sodium (mg)
Dietary Fibre (g)
Calcium (mg)
Cholesterol (mg)
Saturated Fat (g)
Total fat (g)
Protein (g)
Carbohydrate (g)
Energy (kcal)
Conclusion
• They are at the same age and have the same body weight.
• They need the same amount of proteins and calcium to develop the bodies normally.
• The construction worker involves in many physical activities, so that he needs more energy (carbohydrate, fat, cholesterol…) than the monk.
