Calories: Difference between revisions

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Importance in crop yields

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Relation to body weight

If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight.
If you burn more calories than you eat, you lose weight.

FAQ

Calories are a myth! I know someone who is overweight who started eating less and didn't lose any weight at all! You can't explain that, can you?

In order to burn calories, the body also needs vitamins and minerals. (...)( Reason (biology): Cell mitochondria biochemistry involves hundreds of different catalysts. Minerals and B-vitamins are essential precursors to some of those catalysts. ) Your overweight friend is probably deficient in some of those (due to eating badly), so their body has a very hard time burning calories.

P.S. This is why it's so important to eat some nutrient-rich foods such as vegetables & lentils.

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-==FAQ==
+==Importance in crop yields==
-'''Myth:'''
+{{empty}}
-"Calories don't matter"
+==Relation to body weight==
+If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight.<br />
+If you burn more calories than you eat, you lose weight.
-'''Fact:'''
+==FAQ==
+<!-- TALK: maybe move this to [[nutrition/faq]]? -->
+{{faq
+|Calories are a myth! I know someone who is overweight who started eating less and didn't lose any weight at all! You can't explain that, can you?
+|In order to burn calories, the 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.}} Your overweight friend is probably deficient in some of those (due to eating badly), so their body has a very hard time burning calories.
-If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight.<br />
+<small>P.S. This is why it's so important to eat some nutrient-rich foods such as [[plant-based|vegetables & lentils]].</small>
-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'''. {{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 it’s so important to eat some nutrient-rich foods such as [[plant-based|vegetables & lentils]].