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The “calories in versus calories out” model is based on the idea that to maintain a stable weight, the number of calories you eat needs to match the number you expend.
“Calories in” refers to the calories you get from the foods you eat, while “calories out” is the number of calories you burn.
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Calories in versus Calories out
If you’ve ever tried to lose weight, you’ve probably heard about the importance of “calories in versus calories out.”
This concept is based on the idea that as long as you eat fewer calories than you burn, you’re bound to lose weight.
However, some people insist that the type of foo...
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The types of food you eat affect how full you feel
Your nutrient intake impacts your hunger and feelings of fullness.
For instance, eating a 100-calorie serving of beans will reduce your hunger much more effectively than eating a 100-calorie serving of candy.
That’s because foods rich in protein or fiber are more filling than foods co...
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The source of calories has different effects on your metabolism
Foods affect your metabolism differently. For instance, some require more work to digest, absorb, or metabolize than others. The measure used to quantify this work is called the thermic effect of food (TEF).
The higher the TEF, the more energy a food requires to be metabolized.
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The source of calories impacts your hormones and health differently
Different foods can affect your hormone levels in different ways.
The differing effects of glucose and fructose serve as a good example. These two simple sugars provide the same number of calories per gram, but your body metab...
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It is hard to resist our desire to eat higher energy-dense foods, making dieting lapses inevitable. Motivation to maintain the diet may dwindle and can add to the perception that the last five pounds are harder to lose.
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This Meta Model refers to the idea according to which dynamic and complex networks change or shift dramatically rather than gradually.
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