For years doctors have been telling you that a calorie is a calorie, regardless of whether or not it is a healthy calorie. New research shows that this is not true. If you eat 100 calories of a healthy food, such as a fruit, and 100 calories of a horribly unhealthy food, like French fries, odds are you are going to gain more weight from the unhealthy calories. Healthy calories, like vegetables, fruits, nuts and low fat protein, require more energy to chew and digest. You also get more valuable nutrients from them and feel fuller for a longer period of time, which reduces the likelihood that you will have to eat again sooner. So it turns out that the quality of the calories you consume is just as important as the amount.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 05:47:03 +0000
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