Stop counting calories to lose weight

Stop counting calories to lose weight
The energy content of food is measured in calories. In industrialized foods, the caloric content of a food is usually in the first line of the nutritional table (before carbohydrates, proteins, fats, sodium, etc.). A calorie, in fact, is a unit of energy and heat. This number represents the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by 1 ° C with an atmospheric pressure of 1 atm (at sea level). One calorie corresponds to 4.18 joules. This figure also reflects the energy content of food. Our body needs this energy to keep bodily functions active.

But… losing weight is not a guaranteed result when counting calories. In fact, many nutritionists are against the habit of counting calories for a long time and do not recommend this practice to their patients. Because?

Read on and find out, because knowing is power!