The Great Calorie Debate

Why Calories Matter, and Why They Don't

Those of you with a life probably missed the great CICO Debate of 2023. In this article I’m going to lay it out and set the record straight.

First, let me get some definitions straight:

• Calorie - a unit of food energy

• CICO - Calories In, Calories Out

• Basal Metabolic Rate - calories burned to maintain life (breathing, organ function, etc)

• Activity thermogene…