A Calorie is NOT a calorie
poohpoohpeapod
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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.
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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Are you telling me my gut bacteria eats some of my nuts? That *****0
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I'm way too tired to dig up a popcorn gif.0
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Can you tell us more about these cutting edge experts?0
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:yawn:0
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You're right, OP - a calorie is not a calorie.
It's a unicorn.0 -
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?0 -
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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.0 -
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.0 -
I got stuck at poopoopeapod. WTF is that?
Edit: Oh god. What have I just done.
it is a calorie with added fiber0 -
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....
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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?0
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Please enlighten us more.0
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in before tacos0
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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.
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Agreed
Quality of calories determnes the quantity your body burns or stores.0 -
lol at cutting edge.0
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Obvious troll0
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