All Calories Are Not Created Equally
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Abstraktimus wrote: »Article of trash.
Not all articles are created equally.0 -
An inch does not equal an inch? A calorie is a measure. As far as weight loss, a calorie IS a calorie. If you talk about health, it is a different story
You're right. It is a unit of measure. The confusion comes in when you follow the digestion of the different Macro components. Different Macro components get digested differently. Some use more of the available food calories for the digestion process than others. IMO, that fact gets a bit overblown by some.0 -
shutyourpieholeandsquat wrote: »
This made me laugh and laugh. And laugh.0 -
All calories are created equal in terms of energy combustion (well, obviously...)
All calories are not the same in terms of the metabolic effect they have on the body or bio-availability.
Everyone is right and everyone is wrong.0 -
Aren't there already three other threads talking about this?0
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TheVirgoddess wrote: »shutyourpieholeandsquat wrote: »
This made me laugh and laugh. And laugh.
Same here LOL Love it0 -
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Because many people would probably feel sick eating too much sugar in one go. Unless you want my box of halloween lollipops for lunch.tennisdude2004 wrote: »herrspoons wrote: »tennisdude2004 wrote: »herrspoons wrote: »Well, it's OK, and not the worst I've read, but she underemphasises the importance of CICO and overstates the impact of sugar.
One bag of skittles isn't going to cause a huge amount of problems for the average person, neither is consuming more than 50g sugars in a day, provided you don't eat them all at once.
But not bad. A lot of good advice in there.
Why can't you eat them all at once. It doesn't matter when you eat does it?
Sorry, mate. I'm not explaining the concept of moderation to you again.
Oh sorry, I didn't realize you were talking moderation, I though you were inferring it would not be good for you.
However if it fits your macros why not have them all in one go - you are still practicing moderation for the daily calories.
that's on them to figure out- no one here needs to any any point say- you (generic) can't eat 50 grams of sugar in one sitting.
That's just ridiculous.
And for what it's worth- I average about 100 grams of sugar in a day- and yeah- I'd say half of it happens in one sitting- easily.
#snickers
#neverhangry
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Okay. She didn't say anything incendiary. I think most people already agree that different foods have different effects on the body.0
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1+1=Aardvark0
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tigersword wrote: »A foot is not a foot because a foot of iron is totally different from a foot of plastic.
We need a like button......
I usually have a great deal of respect for Runners World (even though Rodale can be an extremely annoying company and promote a lot of weight loss nonsense through their other publications) but once again two completely unrelated arguments are being made.....a calorie is unit of energy and is always a calorie, CICO is about energy balance and weight loss and is simple physics.
What you eat and how it affects your health is a completely different matter, you can over eat with fruits and vegetable and gain fat. Will you be healthier than the person doing the same thing snarfing down boxes of Twinkies - probably, but you'll still be overweight.
The author may be an RD but she obviously failed Logic 101.
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Is it Friday yet?? Sure feels like a Friday to me on the forums.
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Oh boy.0
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This article does a good job of summing up why:
http://m.runnersworld.com/the-starting-line/calorie-count-not-all-calories-are-created-equal?adbid=10152456923031987&adbpl=fb&adbpr=9815486986&cid=socHE_20141207_36739247
Thanks for the article link. It does seem the comments at the end rocked some boats on here.
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Time for the gifs?
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NerdieMcChub wrote: »TheVirgoddess wrote: »shutyourpieholeandsquat wrote: »
This made me laugh and laugh. And laugh.
Same here LOL Love it
Me too!
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1 Calorie = 4.18400 joules
(1 calorie) + (1 calorie) = 8.36800 joules.
(1 Kale Calorie) + (1 Mashed Cauliflower Calorie) = You're going to heaven.
(1 Bacon Calorie) + (1 Nutella Calorie) = Burn in hell for eternity.
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hollydubs85 wrote: »Time for the gifs?
But it's not moving0 -
SGM_Adonis wrote: »1 Calorie = 4.18400 joules
(1 calorie) + (1 calorie) = 8.36800 joules.
(1 Kale Calorie) + (1 Mashed Cauliflower Calorie) = You're going to heaven.
(1 Bacon Calorie) + (1 Nutella Calorie) = Burn in hell for eternity.
See you hell my good man0 -
SGM_Adonis wrote: »1 Calorie = 4.18400 joules
(1 calorie) + (1 calorie) = 8.36800 joules.
(1 Kale Calorie) + (1 Mashed Cauliflower Calorie) = You're going to heaven.
(1 Bacon Calorie) + (1 Nutella Calorie) = Burn in hell for eternity.
For bacon and nutella, I'll gladly burn in hell for eternity.0 -
just for the bacon.
Can I take bacon and cauliflower? - actually.
- that sounds delicious- little cheese- little bacon- seared cauliflower?
winner winner snack dinner.0 -
BlackTimber wrote: »An inch does not equal an inch? A calorie is a measure. As far as weight loss, a calorie IS a calorie. If you talk about health, it is a different story
You're right. It is a unit of measure. The confusion comes in when you follow the digestion of the different Macro components. Different Macro components get digested differently. Some use more of the available food calories for the digestion process than others. IMO, that fact gets a bit overblown by some.
No, that's not where the confusion sets in. That sets in when people use short hand when discussing differences in food.
If people would use common sense phraseology:
"a calorie's worth of <X food or macro> is not the same as a calorie's worth of <Y food or macro>", then the meaning is clear and there's no argument.
Or, they could shorthand it and just use: "<X food or macro> is not the same as <Y food or macro>", again meaning is clear and there's no argument.
When people start with "a calorie is not a calorie" and then segue from talking only about energy to what was digested to obtain that energy, then the discussion makes no logical sense.
The semantics wouldn't be all that big of a deal, IF it were obvious that the posters understand the difference. But how many posts have there been that conflate CICO and macros/micros to the point that it's clear that the poster doesn't get it at all.0 -
LolBroScience wrote: »hollydubs85 wrote: »Time for the gifs?
But it's not moving
Really? It is for me. :ohwell:0 -
just for the bacon.
Can I take bacon and cauliflower? - actually.
- that sounds delicious- little cheese- little bacon- seared cauliflower?
winner winner snack dinner.
I think that combination results in the destruction of the universe as we know it... still, for some, it may be worth it!
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heheLyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »
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