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Calories In = Calories Out? Exploring The True Science Behind The Calorie & The Real Truth About Fad Diets.

Ben Greenfield Life

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What's the D I T Value?

Of of the protein calories we eat, we can absorb and use 30 % is given up as heat and at water. The amount of physical activity that you may or may not be doing during the day, including no fidgeting, going to the gim taking the stairs and seo the elevator, et cetera, has a huge impact on how many calories are absorbed by humans. Two thousand calories of pop tarts on any given day is going to be the same as two thousand calories of chicken and green beans and sweet potato. That's yus, seriously flawed. I mean, that the latter scenario would not only result in better sotiety, but actually in fewer calories

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