What is a Calorie ?

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO
KNOW ABOUT CALORIES,
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A calorie is a unit of energy that measures the amount of energy contributed by food to your body. A calorie is also understood as a measure of heat(energy) produced when food  is being processed during metabolism in the body.

Good Calories v/s Bad calories

Good calories are contributed by foods that give you energy as well as nutrition, eg, a big guava contains 100 calories, but it also stores minerals and vitamins. A small packet of potato chips , on the other hand, will give you 200 calories but no essential nutrients .

Does gaining calories mean gaining weight ?

Weight gain is determined  by the total number of calories consumed, as against the total number of calories burned / used for energy.In other words,if you consume more calories than you burn through  exercise or physical activity.your body stores these excess calories as fat,resulting in those extra unwanted kilos !

How do excess calories affect us ?
Living in a modern-day lifestyle with erratic food habits,one tends to consume more calories than what their body needs .And before you realize it ,the excess calories have been converted into and stored as fat cells in the body.This results in unnecessary weight gain, unsightly bulges and,worst of all, serious health and lifestyle-related conditions,such as high cholesterol ,diabetes,heart diseases and obesity.

Keep the calories under control 

The key to a longer and healthier life is to keep calories under control.Getting rid of those extra calories is not as difficult as you think. A few tips that can help you burn calories without making big changes in your lifestyle.

Start your day with a 20 minutes morning walk.
Play active sports with your kids.
Take stairs instead of lifts .
Park your car further in your parking lot.
Don't crash diet and    
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  1. santaOctober 30, 2012 at 1:48 AM

    Evidence to support the view that some obese people eat little yet gain weight due to a slow metabolism is limited on average obese people have a greater energy expenditure than their thin counterparts due to the energy required to maintain an increased body mass. Thanks.
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