Are Calories all equal?

lemurcat12

Oh, also:

dfwesq wrote: »

VeryKatie wrote: »

Yes! They are equal! Always!
What is not equal is the nutrient profile of different foods having the same number of calories.
It is important to not confuse those. The people who say that calories are not all equal are confusing these exact two things. And are refusing to educate themselves on the difference (based on the fact that I see this exact debate weekly on the forums).
Saying that not all calories are equal is like saying not all kilograms are equal or that not all miles are equal. A kilogram is a kilogram, a mile is a mile, just as a calorie is a calorie. Always.

That's true as far as it goes, but kilograms don't exist except as a characteristic of other things

That's because it is a unit of measurement. It's measuring something. As we all know, you can measure food in grams too. But no one claims not all grams are the same, because 100 grams of broccoli have more of certain micronutrients than 100 grams of ice cream!