Negative calories?

idiocracy

Do you believe in "negative calories" foods? By definition, the body uses more calories to digest than the food has. Like carrots, celery, etc.

Heather75

No.

aippolito1

No.

corpseskank1

I have heard of broccoli being one such food - my mum used to have a list on her fridge of them. In the end, though, digesting anything burns calories, I don't know that shaving six calories or the like off your total for the day is worth it. They have nutritional benefits, too.

CountryDevil

No. It's a myth.

NyxDominique

Nope

brittanyjeanxo

No.

aa1440

Thththth! No.

corpseskank1

I feel in the face of all those "no's" that I probably ought to clarify that I never put tremendous stock in the idea. Here's an article addressing it: http://caloriecount.about.com/negative-calories-myth-explained-b349703

love22step

Theoretically, I imagine if you chew them long enough.... Hey, I have a good imagination. I'm not going to try it.

hush7hush

No.
Digesting food is already included in your BMR.

Elleinnz

If it is true I should be heaps thinner than I am as i eat tons of these foods.......they are good for you - but ain't gonna speed up your weightloss .......

Jorra

http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Health-Fitness/Diet-Weight-Loss/8-Calorie-Burning-Myths-Debunked.html

“the calories you need for digestion won’t ever exceed the number of calories any type of food contains”

6heatherb6

Theoretically, I imagine if you chew them long enough.... Hey, I have a good imagination. I'm not going to try it.

lol...now my imagination is working too...if I chew my chocolate for a really really really really long time..I'll loose weight..right????
:huh:
Worth a try I thought.....:bigsmile:

claguna23

i love that pic. its so true!