{"id":6093,"date":"2022-02-04T18:48:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/?p=6093"},"modified":"2022-02-04T18:48:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:48:27","slug":"what-is-a-calorie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/what-is-a-calorie\/","title":{"rendered":"Is A Calorie Really A Calorie?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you ever really need proof about how the human body works, find your way into a metabolic chamber. There are about 30 of them in the world and they cost millions of dollars. They use the best technology to\u00a0 measure every single ounce of energy that is either consumed or burned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6095 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1.png\" alt=\"metabolic chamber\" width=\"563\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1.png 563w, https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/1-300x240.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These chambers allow scientists to better understand diseases that affect the human body, including things like obesity and metabolic disorders. They also definitively answer the question that\u2019s been debated for decades: calories <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">do matter<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And, they are the primary factor that influence whether you gain or lose weight. The question is whether a \u201ccalorie is a calorie\u201d and more about understanding why all calories are not equal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No scheduled trips to your nearest metabolic chamber? Don\u2019t worry. We\u2019ll help you make sense of what foods influence your metabolism and hunger, and how you can make food work for you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_28 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/what-is-a-calorie\/#What_Is_A_Calorie\" title=\"What Is A Calorie?\">What Is A Calorie?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/what-is-a-calorie\/#Why_Calories_Are_Not_Equal_And_What_It_Means_For_Your_Meals\" title=\"Why Calories Are Not Equal (And What It Means For Your Meals)\">Why Calories Are Not Equal (And What It Means For Your Meals)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/what-is-a-calorie\/#The_Domino_Effect_of_Eating_More_Protein\" title=\"The Domino Effect of Eating More Protein\">The Domino Effect of Eating More Protein<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/what-is-a-calorie\/#Read_More\" title=\"Read More\">Read More<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_A_Calorie\"><\/span><strong>What Is A Calorie?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We often think of calories as something we eat, but, the truth is, a calorie is simply a unit of energy. More specifically, a calorie is the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree celsius.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does the temperature of water have to do with calories in your food? Well, scientists determine the amount of calories in a food using a technique we\u2019re all guilty of in the kitchen: they burn it<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png\" alt=\"bomb calorimetry\" width=\"439\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2.png 439w, https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/2-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This process is called <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EAgbknIDKNo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bomb calorimetry<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. First, you place an ingredient in a sealed stainless steel container surrounded by water. Then, heat is applied to the food until it burns. This chemical reaction generates a ton of heat and slowly heats the surrounding water. Scientists then measure how high the temperature of the water rises to calculate the number of calories in the food.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although accurate, this process is slowly losing favor. Today, most calories listed by the USDA and FDA are calculated in a different way. Instead of burning the food, the total amount of calories are determined by adding up the calories provided by the individual components of the food. This means determining the amount of energy from the protein, carbohydrates, fat, and alcohol.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This method works because the calories in a gram of protein, carbohydrates, fat, and alcohol remain constant. Each macronutrient has the following caloric values:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 gram of protein = 4 calories\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 gram of carbohydrates = 4 calories\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 gram of fat = 9 calories\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1 gram of alcohol = 7 calories\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That\u2019s how you add up the calories in your food. But, that\u2019s not the entire story. As you\u2019re about to find out, macronutrients are metabolized differently, which is why all calories are not equal. Some foods (like protein) burn more calories during digestion, and other foods (like the fiber in your carbs), affect hunger and appetite.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding how to balance your diet to give you the right amount of sanity \u2013 while not letting your hunger go wild \u2013 is the key to feeling in control of your diet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Calories_Are_Not_Equal_And_What_It_Means_For_Your_Meals\"><\/span><strong>Why Calories Are Not Equal (And What It Means For Your Meals)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The confusion about calories is less about how many grams are in a particular food after it\u2019s cooked or when it\u2019s in a package, and more about how your body makes use of those calories once you eat and digest food.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The human body is the greatest machine ever built. You need a certain number of calories to carry out every day functions like breathing, walking, and thinking. And because your very survival depends on calories, your body processes foods differently to help fuel all of your needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To understand how you gain and lose weight, you need to think about energy balance, which is the old calories in vs. calories out debate. Although many things can impact energy balance, the type of calories you consume plays a large role. That\u2019s why all calories aren\u2019t equal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your daily metabolic rate is influenced by many things. The three main components are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Basal metabolic rate (BMR):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is the amount of energy your body needs to work.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Thermic effect of food (TEF):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This is the amount of energy you burn when you eat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Exercise and activity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: This is the calories you burn from movement and exercise. You can split this into different categories, such as NEAT (thins like moving around and fidgeting) and your traditional workouts.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What most people don\u2019t realize is that 65 to 80 percent of the calories you burn every day is from your basal metabolic rate. Physical activity and the foods you eat make up the remainder of your metabolism, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">but <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re insignificant.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protein, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carbs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and fat are all metabolized differently. Eating 100 calories of protein is different than eating 100 calories of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carbs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because protein has a higher thermic effect of food (TEF).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you eat protein, up to 30 percent of the calories can be burned. In the example above, if you ate 100 calories of protein, roughly 70 calories would hit your body because 30 calories would be burned as a result of the protein&#8217;s high TEF.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, the greater the TEF, the more this will influence the \u201ccalories out\u201d portion of the calories in minus calories out equation (because not all of those calories will end up in your body and stored). Comparatively, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carbs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have a TEF of just 5 to 10\u00a0 percent, and fat is usually around 3 to 5 percent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is one reason why higher protein diets tend to be associated with weight loss and maintenance. But, it\u2019s only part of the story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Domino_Effect_of_Eating_More_Protein\"><\/span>The Domino Effect of Eating More Protein<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protein also has a domino effect on hunger that makes it a great foundation for muscle gain and weight loss.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you eat protein you increase what\u2019s called satiety. This means a protein-rich meal leaves you feeling fuller and desiring less food (i.e. eating <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fewer calories<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s why high-calorie (some might consider them empty calories) options like fast food or ice cream can leave you feeling hungry just a few short hours later. It\u2019s not just the calorie count of these foods. It\u2019s that they don\u2019t meet your body\u2019s needs for hunger control, so you desire more food even when your calorie intake is high. These foods are fine to have once in a while, but they make it harder to stay full.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A high-protein meal can boost the release of a hormone (ghrelin), which helps quiet your hunger and plays a role in determining how quickly your hunger returns after a meal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you combine all of the benefits, it\u2019s easy to see why eating more calories from dietary protein helps create a caloric deficit. Protein burns more calories (the higher TEF) and reduces the \u201ccalorie in\u201d portion of the equation by affecting how much you\u2019ll eat later in the day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TEF-01.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TEF-01.png\" alt=\"infographic of the different thermic effects of food\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TEF-01.png 3000w, https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TEF-01-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TEF-01-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TEF-01-768x461.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TEF-01-1536x922.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TEF-01-2048x1229.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/TEF-01-700x420.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plus, giving your body the protein it needs to recover from strength training can help you build more muscle mass.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protein isn\u2019t the only macronutrient that helps control your hunger. Fiber, which is found in carbohydrates, is also incredibly effective at increasing fullness without adding too many calories. Most fibrous foods have low energy density, which means you can eat a lot without taking in too many calories.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning how to eat the foods that keep you full is a simple way to give you more flexibility. The goal with any diet isn\u2019t too restrict \u2013 it\u2019s to provide more freedom.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you focus on making at least half of your plate from proteins and fiber, you\u2019re more likely to stay full and not overeat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That way, you still have the ability to eat other foods that aren\u2019t as nutritious. For example, although 100 calories from chicken is different from 100 calories from a candy bar \u2014 we\u2019re still talking about 100 calories. If the candy bar doesn\u2019t lead to you eating 10 more candy bars, then worrying about those 100 calories is time and stress your mind and body doesn\u2019t need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s why effective diets, in general, can consist of 80 to 90 percent more nutritious foods (think vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, higher fiber <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">carbs<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and protein) and 10 to 20 percent of foods with fewer direct health benefits. That\u2019s the type of balance that will deliver results and prevent burnout.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Read_More\"><\/span>Read More<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/foods-that-fill-you-up\/\">The Art And Science of Food That Fills You Up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/reduce-belly-fat\/\">How Food Becomes Belly Fat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/does-increasing-muscle-mass-increase-metabolism\/\">Does Having More Muscle Really Increase Your Metabolism?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No scheduled trips to your nearest metabolic chamber? Don\u2019t worry. 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