Do calories matter?
leanby2013
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Ive been thinking about this for a while.
Say if someone ate lets say 1700 cals a day and was losing weight/fat, but they only ate clean and healthy foods, would it be the same if they were eating 1700 cals a day of junk food?
Is a calorie just a calorie? No matter where it comes from...?
Btw i eat very clean and im not planning on eating all my cals in junk lol im just curious as to what the outcome would be
Say if someone ate lets say 1700 cals a day and was losing weight/fat, but they only ate clean and healthy foods, would it be the same if they were eating 1700 cals a day of junk food?
Is a calorie just a calorie? No matter where it comes from...?
Btw i eat very clean and im not planning on eating all my cals in junk lol im just curious as to what the outcome would be
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I am not sure scientifically, but I know my body always responds better with "clean" food vs. junk food. I think it is due to more fiber and other good nutrients.0
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A deficit is a deficit. You could lose on 1700 calories of junk, but you would probably feel pretty crappy due to not getting the nutrients your body needs.
That being said, I wouldn't recommend it.0 -
A deficit is a deficit. You could lose on 1700 calories of junk, but you would probably feel pretty crappy due to not getting the nutrients your body needs.
That being said, I wouldn't recommend it.
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Yes, calories (macronutrients) matter but so do micronutrients0
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Google the twinkie diet if you want an eye opener. A clean diet aids in health, a deficit loses weight. Which also aids in health but they are exclusive of eachother. Optimum is to eat a clean deficit but it is not required to lose weight.0
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Google the twinkie diet if you want an eye opener. A clean diet aids in health, a deficit loses weight. Which also aids in health but they are exclusive of eachother. Optimum is to eat a clean deficit but it is not required to lose weight.
This, a calorie is a unit of energy . What comes packaged with the energy (nutrients) is what determines the relative healthiness of the food.0 -
Calories --->Weight
Macronutrients ----> body composition
Micronutrients ----> Health
And it should be noted that even with a crappy diet, going from obese to not obese (losing weight) is very likely to increase health markers.0
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