Editing Energy bar (section)

== Usage ==
Energy bars are used in a variety of contexts.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Craig|first=Jacqueline|date=2013-06-22|title=Meal replacement shakes and nutrition bars: do they help individuals with diabetes lose weight?|url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&issn=10409165&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA343364238&sid=googleScholar&linkaccess=abs|journal=Diabetes Spectrum|language=English|volume=26|issue=3|pages=179–183|doi=10.2337/diaspect.26.3.179 |s2cid=28784565 |doi-access=free|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Energy bars may be used as an energy source during athletic events such as [[marathon]]s, [[triathlon|triathlons]] and other activities which require a high energy expenditure for long periods of time. They are also commonly used as meal replacements in weight-loss programs.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Noakes|first1=Manny|last2=Foster|first2=Paul R.|last3=Keogh|first3=Jennifer B.|last4=Clifton|first4=Peter M.|date=2004-08-01|title=Meal Replacements Are as Effective as Structured Weight-Loss Diets for Treating Obesity in Adults with Features of Metabolic Syndrome|journal=The Journal of Nutrition|volume=134|issue=8|pages=1894–1899|doi=10.1093/jn/134.8.1894|pmid=15284372 |issn=0022-3166|doi-access=free}}</ref> They may be used as a [[snack]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Coello|first1=Karín E.|last2=Frias|first2=Juana|last3=Martínez-Villaluenga|first3=Cristina|last4=Cartea|first4=María Elena|last5=Velasco|first5=Pablo|last6=Peñas|first6=Elena|date=2022-01-15|title=Manufacture of healthy snack bars supplemented with moringa sprout powder|journal=LWT|language=en|volume=154|pages=112828|doi=10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112828|s2cid=245747591 |issn=0023-6438|doi-access=free|hdl=10261/275344|hdl-access=free}}</ref> For those who are malnourished, energy bars, such as [[Plumpy'nut]], are an effective tool for treating [[malnutrition]].