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by ensiferum 2748 days ago
Not every calorie is the same or cause the same metabolic effecs. Thats why calorie in calorie out fails. Its about the quality of the food. The real culprit is carbs and especially sugars and high fructose corn syrup which is as good as poison.
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baal80spam 2748 days ago
> Not every calorie is the same

This is nonsense. It's like saying that not every kilogram is the same.

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majewsky 2748 days ago
> It's like saying that not every kilogram is the same.

Would you consider a kilogram of gold "the same as" a kilogram of air?

Caloric content refers to the amount of energy released when you literally burn the food in question. But our bodies do not literally burn food. They metabolize it in a sophisticated chemical process that converts said energy into a form that the body can use to do work. The rate and effectiveness of this metabolism is clearly influenced by the type and composition of food. For more information, enter "glycemic index" into your favorite source of knowledge to learn why this measure is important for how food is processed. Just as a small glimpse into the complexity of the metabolism.

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masonic 2748 days ago 

  Would you consider a kilogram of gold "the same as" a kilogram of air?
More relevant would be, "is a kilogram of fat the same as a kilogram of muscle?"
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ensiferum 2747 days ago
This is the basic FUD that that sugar industry is spreading. Currently their strategy is to try to tarnish any study that would find negative health effects from too much sugar intake. It's the same strategy that was used by the tobacco industry many decades ago.

Still I'm hoping that some sense will prevail eventually and the sugar industry will be regulated. Before that happens though I'm afraid a lot more people will have to suffer from Type 2 diabetes.

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