Negative Calorie Foods - Foods with Negative Calories
Negative Calorie Foods. Is there any type of food that contains negative calories? Short answer: No. Longer answer? Read our essay on the negative calorie foods and decide for yourself.
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Negative Calorie Foods
The theory behind the negative calorie foods myth is that there are some foods that contain fewer calories than the body consumes to digest them. If this sounds irrational to you, it's because it is. There's no real data proving such foods exist, but unlike other fads and urban legends about weight loss, the negative calories thing is pretty harmless and can actually help you lose weight! That is, it will help you if you can get past the thought that certain foods can actually substract calories from your metabolism and understand that this is a non-scientific approach that wants to create a big fuss about something that is obvious: Fruits and vegetables (healthy food!) can help you lose weight. If you take a look at other websites' alleged Negative Calorie Foods Lists you will see celery, leeks, apricots and other organic foods included.
This make sense, since much more energy is needed to digest such foods, seeing it's harder for enzymes to break down fruits and vegetables, because they contain a lot of cellulose. But the calories burnt during the digestion process will never, ever, be more than the calories the food contains. So, no, negative calorie foods don't exist.
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