A Calorie is NOT a calorie

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poohpoohpeapod
poohpoohpeapod Posts: 776 Member
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Cutting edge experts say the "calories in, calories out", philosophy is oversimplified and inadequate. Quality of calories determnes the quantity your body burns or stores.

Fiber: delays the absorbtion of calories. For example, when you eat a 160 calorie portion of almonds, you absorb 130 calories because some calories are delivered to your intestine, where your gut bacteria burn them for their own energy source.
Protein: You use twice as much energy to metabolize protein as carbohydrate- due to thermic effect of food. Protein reduces hunger hormones more than carbs do.
Carbs: starches (like potatoes) contain mainly glucose, which every cell in your body uses for energy. Fructose-- found in soda and candy and added to most processed foods--is metabolized in your liver as fat, which drives chronic diseases such as diabetes.
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  • poohpoohpeapod
    poohpoohpeapod Posts: 776 Member
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  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
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    Are you telling me my gut bacteria eats some of my nuts? That *****
  • mandasalem
    mandasalem Posts: 346 Member
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    I'm way too tired to dig up a popcorn gif.
  • Duck_Puddle
    Duck_Puddle Posts: 3,224 Member
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    Can you tell us more about these cutting edge experts?
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    :yawn:
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
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    You're right, OP - a calorie is not a calorie.

    It's a unicorn.
  • mathjulz
    mathjulz Posts: 5,514 Member
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    Why is fructose listed separate from carbs? It is a carb (just like sucrose, maltose, galactose, lactose, and glucose). They all break down to glucose for use by cells.

    Fructose is the sugar (carb) naturally found in fruit. So fruit is bad now, huh?
  • links_slayer
    links_slayer Posts: 1,151 Member
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  • Achrya
    Achrya Posts: 16,913 Member
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    You're right, OP - a calorie is not a calorie.

    It's a unicorn.

    This is a far better response than mine. If only you'd had a unicorn jpeg.
  • pcastagner
    pcastagner Posts: 1,606 Member
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    Wow, so interesting.

    Only if this were proven, dr. Attia would not be currently involved in a long term experiment TRYING TO PROVE IT.

    In a couple years, when the experiment is done, maybe we can get some updated caloric values on certain foods. Then we can take calorie counting, a method that works incredibly well, and make it even better.
  • TheSlorax
    TheSlorax Posts: 2,401 Member
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    I got stuck at poopoopeapod. WTF is that?


    Edit: Oh god. What have I just done.

    it is a calorie with added fiber
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
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    You're right, OP - a calorie is not a calorie.

    It's a unicorn.

    This is a far better response than mine. If only you'd had a unicorn jpeg.

    Here you go...a unicorn...with the calories trailing behind....


    unicornfarting_zps3cbc2c48.gif
  • theoriginaljayne
    theoriginaljayne Posts: 562 Member
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  • JBnyc99
    JBnyc99 Posts: 100 Member
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    I plan to eat a handful or two of Wonka's Bottle Caps in a few minutes, followed later by a few Everlasting Gobstoppers. Should I update my will first? Who wants my 12 bags of Tootsie Pops once I'm gone?
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
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    Please enlighten us more.
  • daybehavior
    daybehavior Posts: 1,319 Member
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    in before tacos
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
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    You're right, OP - a calorie is not a calorie.

    It's a unicorn.

    This is a far better response than mine. If only you'd had a unicorn jpeg.

    I'll go one better. A unicorn gif.

    tumblr_m6g9c2cXhM1rvrheto1_500.gif
  • ehoffmann1122
    ehoffmann1122 Posts: 2 Member
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    Agreed :smile:

    Quality of calories determnes the quantity your body burns or stores.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
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    lol at cutting edge.
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,026 Member
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    Obvious troll
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