3rd of the 5 Worst Pieces Of Nutrition Advice

Nutrition is an inexact science.  There have been a number of flip flops over the years as certain foods fall in or out of favor.  We are hopefully getting closer to the nutritional truth.  Unfortunately, there are many individuals in the field that hold onto antiquated theories. 

The top 5 contenders for the worst diet advice in history will be examined this week.

The third of the five worst pieces of nutritional advice:

A Calorie Is A Calorie All calories are not created equally!  The excessive focus on calories is one of the biggest mistakes in the history of nutrition. It is the myth that it is the caloric value of foods that matters the most, not the foods that the calories are coming from.

That being said, the total calories that you consume is still important, but that doesn’t mean we need to micromanage calories or even be consciously be aware of them. How can that be true?  Because humans were the healthiest and had the least percentage of body fat way before we knew that calories even existed!

It’s important to realize that different foods have different effects on the hormones and brain centers that control what, when and how much we eat, as well as the number of calories we burn.

Here are two examples of why a calorie is NOT a calorie:

Protein: Eating a high protein diet can boost metabolism to burn 80-100 more calories per day and significantly reduce appetite and cravings. Protein calories have a different effect than carb or fat calories

Satiety: Many studies show that different foods have varying effects on feelings of fullness. You need much fewer calories to feel full from eggs or boiled potatoes, compared to donuts or ice cream.

There are many more examples of foods and macronutrients having vastly different effects on hunger and hormones. The myth that calories are all that matters for weight (and health) is completely wrong.

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