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<blockquote data-quote="Daibell" data-source="post: 2293146" data-attributes="member: 21149"><p>Hi. If you Google the subject you come up with many discussions of Calories and here are just a few:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-reasons-why-a-calorie-is-not-a-calorie#section4" target="_blank">https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-reasons-why-a-calorie-is-not-a-calorie#section4</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://experiencelife.com/article/the-calorie-myth/" target="_blank">https://experiencelife.com/article/the-calorie-myth/</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.health.com/weight-loss/why-calorie-counts-are-wrong-6-diet-myths-busted" target="_blank">https://www.health.com/weight-loss/why-calorie-counts-are-wrong-6-diet-myths-busted</a></p><p></p><p>Now most of these will have some bias so you need to gradually form your own view. To me the important point is that we don't eat Calories which are a measure of energy and not a food. The articles I have linked and others make the point that not all Calories are equal due to the way the body metabolises different foods, so measuring calorie input has no meaning unless you define the mix of the three food groups that go with the number of calories and no one does that. You can't define the 'right' number of Calories to have per day as we are all very different and expend widely varying amounts of energy each day. As diabetics we each need to control Carb input to control BS and weight gain and that will vary from person to person. It is generally accepted that fats and proteins only have a small effect on BS and also on weight gain; they also reduce hunger. I would suggest that each of us needs to determine the right mix of the three food groups plus veg etc to control BS and weight and note that I have not mentioned Calories in making that point. There are many myths that we have been fed as a society such as '2 litres of water per day', 'Five-a-day' of fruit and veg etc. Sadly Calories are another one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Daibell, post: 2293146, member: 21149"] Hi. If you Google the subject you come up with many discussions of Calories and here are just a few: [URL]https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/6-reasons-why-a-calorie-is-not-a-calorie#section4[/URL] [URL]https://experiencelife.com/article/the-calorie-myth/[/URL] [URL]https://www.health.com/weight-loss/why-calorie-counts-are-wrong-6-diet-myths-busted[/URL] Now most of these will have some bias so you need to gradually form your own view. To me the important point is that we don't eat Calories which are a measure of energy and not a food. The articles I have linked and others make the point that not all Calories are equal due to the way the body metabolises different foods, so measuring calorie input has no meaning unless you define the mix of the three food groups that go with the number of calories and no one does that. You can't define the 'right' number of Calories to have per day as we are all very different and expend widely varying amounts of energy each day. As diabetics we each need to control Carb input to control BS and weight gain and that will vary from person to person. It is generally accepted that fats and proteins only have a small effect on BS and also on weight gain; they also reduce hunger. I would suggest that each of us needs to determine the right mix of the three food groups plus veg etc to control BS and weight and note that I have not mentioned Calories in making that point. There are many myths that we have been fed as a society such as '2 litres of water per day', 'Five-a-day' of fruit and veg etc. Sadly Calories are another one. [/QUOTE]
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