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| | |Aren't calories just a myth? I know someone who is overweight who started eating less and didn't lose any weight at all! Why is that? | ||
|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. | |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. | ||
<small>P.S. This is why it's so important to eat some nutrient-rich foods such as [[plant-based|vegetables & lentils]].</small> | <small>P.S. This is why it's so important to eat some nutrient-rich foods such as [[plant-based|vegetables & lentils]].</small> | ||
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