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(Created page with "==FAQ== '''Myth:''' "Calories don't matter" '''Fact:''' If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight.<br /> If you burn more calories than you eat, you lose weight. * {{light|'''However,'''}} in order to burn calories, your body also needs '''vitamins and minerals'''. ** This is why you see some overweight people who will restrict their food and still not lose weight. {{light|It’s not because "calories don’t matter".}} It’s because the person is defic...") |
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If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight.<br /> | If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight.<br /> | ||
If you burn more calories than you eat, you lose weight. | If you burn more calories than you eat, you lose weight. | ||
* {{light|'''However,'''}} in order to burn calories, your body also needs '''vitamins and minerals'''. | * {{light|'''However,'''}} in order to burn calories, your body also needs '''vitamins and minerals'''. {{x|Reason (biology): Cell mitochondria biochemistry involves hundreds of different catalysts. Minerals and B-vitamins are essential precursors to some of those catalysts.}} | ||
** This is why you see some overweight people who will restrict their food and still not lose weight. {{light|It’s not because "calories don’t matter".}} It’s because the person is deficient in some nutrients (due to eating mostly junk food), so their body has a very hard time burning calories. | ** This is why you see some overweight people who will restrict their food and still not lose weight. {{light|It’s not because "calories don’t matter".}} It’s because the person is deficient in some nutrients (due to eating mostly junk food), so their body has a very hard time burning calories. | ||
** This is why it’s so important to eat some nutrient-rich foods such as [[plant-based|vegetables & lentils]]. | ** This is why it’s so important to eat some nutrient-rich foods such as [[plant-based|vegetables & lentils]]. | ||