What The Heck Is Energy Balance

Here are some things you should know about energy balance

1️⃣ It’s Simply Physics

To understand this better, let’s take it back to the first law of thermodynamics.

This states that “energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only transformed from one to another”

2️⃣ Not Food Dependant

In today’s society, marketing campaigns, clickbait articles and more will write about certain foods, food groups and nutrients being the independent cause of overweight and obesity.

However, any theory that overlooks the role of energy balance, is simply not abiding by scientific principles.

It’s pseudoscientific.

3️⃣ Calories - What are they?

A calorie is defined as the amount of energy required to heat 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius.

A calorie is simply a unit of energy!


4️⃣ Calories come from macros

To understand how our body utilises Calories, consider your favorite food.

One of mine is sourdough bread with olive oil. Hmmm.

The bread is rich in carbs and the oil, rich in fat.

If we have been active and require energy, each gram of carbs in the bread will be oxidized (burned) in the body to produce 4 Calories worth of energy.

Each gram of fat will be burned to produce 9 calories of energy.

Every day this week I’ll answer some fundamental questions about calories, weight loss and diets so you can understand this stuff to make sense of all the confusion around dieting and weight loss.

I hope this helps.
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