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The Great Calorie Debate

Why Calories Matter, and Why They Don't

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Dec 28, 2023
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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…

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