Is there such thing as good and bad calories?

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rsm193
rsm193 Posts: 23 Member
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Is there a difference between good and bad calories or are calories just calories...like is it ok to eat fried food from home made in the deep fryer? Are those considered bad calories?
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  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
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    In terms of weight loss?

    Nope.A calorie is a calorie is a calorie.

    In terms of nutrition and health?

    You betcha. A crap-ton of difference. All the difference.
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
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    rsm193 wrote: »
    Is there a difference between good and bad calories or are calories just calories...like is it ok to eat fried food from home made in the deep fryer? Are those considered bad calories?

    Fried at the right temperature in clean oil of good quality there isn't an issue with that in itself. If you ate 4 pounds of fried chicken on the other hand........
  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,150 Member
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    Bad food is rotten and usually has a foul smell to it by that time.
  • isulo_kura
    isulo_kura Posts: 818 Member
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    Bad calories are on the Naughty step
  • DemoraFairy
    DemoraFairy Posts: 1,806 Member
    edited March 2015
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    SergeantSausage wrote: »
    In terms of weight loss?

    Nope.A calorie is a calorie is a calorie.

    In terms of nutrition and health?

    You betcha. A crap-ton of difference. All the difference.

    This.

    If you eat your calories in just chocolate ever day, you'll lose weight. It's been done. But you'll get quite ill.

    The moral is don't be afraid to eat a bit of chocolate and take away and such, but don't live off it.
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
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    SergeantSausage wrote: »
    In terms of weight loss?

    Nope.A calorie is a calorie is a calorie.

    In terms of nutrition and health?

    You betcha. A crap-ton of difference. All the difference.


    ^^Definitely this.


  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
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    A calorie is a unit of measure, that is it. This calorie is equal to that calorie.
    Content is for nutrition.
  • Woodspoon
    Woodspoon Posts: 223 Member
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    deksgrl wrote: »
    A calorie is a unit of measure, that is it. This calorie is equal to that calorie.
    Content is for nutrition.

    ^^ This

    It's like asking is there such a thing as a good mile or a bad mile, a good gallon or a bad gallon.
    a unit of measure is just a unit of measure, nothing more.
  • jrline
    jrline Posts: 2,353 Member
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    NO as said above it is just a unit of measure
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 9,998 Member
    edited March 2015
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    Basically the OP is asking, are there any bad foods, and suggests that deep fried food might be. Carry on people. :)
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
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    rsm193 wrote: »
    Is there a difference between good and bad calories or are calories just calories...like is it ok to eat fried food from home made in the deep fryer? Are those considered bad calories?

    It depends on what you mean. Nutrition is important. But, as long as you are meeting your nutritional needs and not overeating, then I'd say all your calories are good.

    Fried food is fine as part of an overall well balanced diet.
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
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    rsm193 wrote: »
    Is there a difference between good and bad calories or are calories just calories...like is it ok to eat fried food from home made in the deep fryer? Are those considered bad calories?


    So what if they are bad calories or not? That's just bad food for your body period. Eat whatever you want, but you won't get anywhere eating that stuff.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
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    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves wrote: »
    rsm193 wrote: »
    Is there a difference between good and bad calories or are calories just calories...like is it ok to eat fried food from home made in the deep fryer? Are those considered bad calories?


    So what if they are bad calories or not? That's just bad food for your body period. Eat whatever you want, but you won't get anywhere eating that stuff.

    I disagree. What precisely is bad about it?
  • julietadimova
    julietadimova Posts: 13 Member
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    I'm actually finishing a book called Good calories Bad calories. They explain that a calorie carries a specific amount of energy. However, some calories (with higher GI) spike up your insulin and cause you to store more fat, as well as have cravings. So in that sense, there is some differentiation between the calories. Hope this helps.
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 9,998 Member
    edited March 2015
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    julietadimova wrote: »
    I'm actually finishing a book called Good calories Bad calories. They explain that a calorie carries a specific amount of energy. However, some calories (with higher GI) spike up your insulin and cause you to store more fat, as well as have cravings. So in that sense, there is some differentiation between the calories. Hope this helps.
    No, that's food, not calories, and your insulin could spike all day long and unless you eat too much food on any given day, nothing is getting stored as fat, t's called energy balance, but unfortunately Taubes believes that people eat too much because they're obese and not because of the calories, but then goes on to say it's carbs that cause obesity......good story for a book.

  • deksgrl
    deksgrl Posts: 7,237 Member
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    julietadimova wrote: »
    I'm actually finishing a book called Good calories Bad calories. They explain that a calorie carries a specific amount of energy. However, some calories (with higher GI) spike up your insulin and cause you to store more fat, as well as have cravings. So in that sense, there is some differentiation between the calories. Hope this helps.

    As long as you don't have a health issue that influences your body's insulin response, then that does not cause you to store more fat. As stated, fat storage is about energy balance.

  • SergeantSausage
    SergeantSausage Posts: 1,673 Member
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    julietadimova wrote: »
    I'm actually finishing a book called Good calories Bad calories. They explain that a calorie carries a specific amount of energy. However, some calories (with higher GI) spike up your insulin and cause you to store more fat, as well as have cravings. So in that sense, there is some differentiation between the calories. Hope this helps.

    You should throw that book away.

    bookburning.jpg

  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
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    No.
  • sgthaggard
    sgthaggard Posts: 581 Member
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    A calorie is only a measurement of energy.

    Food gives you calories and some foods more nutritious than others but calories are just calories.

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