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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Calories are calories, if you’re not getting fat it’s because you’re not overeating too many calories.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's possible to absorb more or less from your food, for instance someone who is lactose intolerant is not going to gain as much weight from eating the same amount of cheese as someone who is not

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

probably because of the follow up diarrhea

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Calories_out++

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Cheese has almost zero lactose. Less than lactose free milk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That does depend on the cheese, ricotta and mozzarella for example do contain lactose (enough to cause me quite some discomfort unfortunately). And processed stuff which shouldn't be allowed to be called cheese may contain amounts that spell instant doom for the guts of the lactase deficient.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Fresh mozzarella, bit pizza cheese should be fine for the most part.

[–] And009 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Getting fat isn't anyone's goal. It's always getting fit. Calories without nutrients will only lead to obesity.

Don't understand why every American wants to die on a hill announcing this BS.

Edit: Please learn about empty calories, don't be a sheep.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

A calorie is a unit of measurement. In terms of how much energy you are consuming, which is what matters for weight gain, there is literally no difference between one calorie and another.

"Empty calories" does have a meaning and it's that something is 'just' calories with no additional nutrients. Not eating any nutrients will make you sick, but not obese.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That's not totally true. Nutrients can be more or less bioavailable depending on how they come. This includes calories. It's a good rule of thumb to assume all calories are the same, but it's not exactly accurate

[–] And009 5 points 1 year ago

Agreed, my wording might be off but what I meant is eating high calories with low nutritional value would make you unfit and obese.

Look at India, no workout and lots of Fibre in diet causing only belly fat.

The staple food of a region means a lot, Mediterranean diet is considered healthiest by those standards.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If anyone wants to understand HOW we measure calories, here's a quick video short

https://youtu.be/ZCeM1hTHZtY?si=OvW2JAsgEyCMhby0