Many people associate alcohol calories with
empty calories. They think empty calories are less fattening
than regular calories. Empty calories are empty because they
have no vitamins, minerals, or nutrients associated with them.
Alcohol calories are
treated differently in the body than food calories. Alcohol
calories get used for energy like any other calorie. However,
alcohol is treated as a toxin by the body, and is given first
priority for metabolism, so food calories must wait to be burned
until after the liver deals with the alcohol calories. Food
calories are stored as fat until used after the alcohol calories
are used and that (simplified) is why alcoholics suffer from
liver cirrhosis, or fatty liver, which is deadly.
Jul 7, 2017
Calorie Defined
The official definition of calorie is: A measurement of
energy- the amount of energy needed to raise 1 gram of water 1
degree Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure. Calories in
food are actually measured in kilocalories, so 1,000 actual
calories for every 1 Calorie listed on food packages. Europe
uses the actual kilocalories or kilojoules.
During the 1880s, Wilbur O. Atwater decided to determine how much energy different types of foods contained. He decided to treat different foods just like coal and burn them to ash in a furnace and measure how much heat (or calories) each one produced. He gave a numerical value to the calories produced by each food. He measured nine calories per gram from high-fat foods, and about four calories per gram from carbohydrates and proteins. We still use this system, to an extent.
During 2003, a US university team of nutritionists tested two slimming diets with the same number of calories on a group of overweight women. One diet was very low-fat and relatively high in carbohydrate. The other was high in fat, but low in carbohydrate. The low-fat dieters lost 3.9kg (almost 9lb), but the high-fat dieters lost more than twice as much weight at 8.5kg (almost 19lb).
The calories are the same, but the body reacts differently when it uses them. Maybe it is time to rethink how we count calories.
Calories listed on food labels are only an approximation. The US FDA allows food manufacturers to look at their ingredients and determine how many grams of fat, carbohydrates, and protein they contain, and then assume that each gram of protein and carbohydrates gives 4 kilocalories, each gram of fat gives 9, etc. Then they subtract 4 kilocalories for every gram of fiber, and that is the official, government sanctioned calorie measurement.
In addition to the above, different bodies deal with Calories differently. Genetic conditions, illnesses, and other factors can cause foods to be metabolized differently by some people vs. others. A 100 Calorie snack for you, might only be an 80 Calorie snack for someone else.
Bottom line, since Calories are an approximation, ingesting a few hundred more or less on any given day is not going to make much difference on your weight.
During the 1880s, Wilbur O. Atwater decided to determine how much energy different types of foods contained. He decided to treat different foods just like coal and burn them to ash in a furnace and measure how much heat (or calories) each one produced. He gave a numerical value to the calories produced by each food. He measured nine calories per gram from high-fat foods, and about four calories per gram from carbohydrates and proteins. We still use this system, to an extent.
During 2003, a US university team of nutritionists tested two slimming diets with the same number of calories on a group of overweight women. One diet was very low-fat and relatively high in carbohydrate. The other was high in fat, but low in carbohydrate. The low-fat dieters lost 3.9kg (almost 9lb), but the high-fat dieters lost more than twice as much weight at 8.5kg (almost 19lb).
The calories are the same, but the body reacts differently when it uses them. Maybe it is time to rethink how we count calories.
Calories listed on food labels are only an approximation. The US FDA allows food manufacturers to look at their ingredients and determine how many grams of fat, carbohydrates, and protein they contain, and then assume that each gram of protein and carbohydrates gives 4 kilocalories, each gram of fat gives 9, etc. Then they subtract 4 kilocalories for every gram of fiber, and that is the official, government sanctioned calorie measurement.
In addition to the above, different bodies deal with Calories differently. Genetic conditions, illnesses, and other factors can cause foods to be metabolized differently by some people vs. others. A 100 Calorie snack for you, might only be an 80 Calorie snack for someone else.
Bottom line, since Calories are an approximation, ingesting a few hundred more or less on any given day is not going to make much difference on your weight.
Jun 30, 2017
Happy Friday
If you lust for trivial things, you become trivial. If you lust for happiness, you become happy.
Today I lust for sharing the joy of a Happy Friday!
Today I lust for sharing the joy of a Happy Friday!
Happy Canada Day
July 1 is Canada Day. This year, it celebrates Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Incidentally, The first Saturday in July is also International Cherry Pit Spitting Day. Past three year winning spits -
2014 Brian Krause Dimondale, MI 80' 8"
2015 Kevin Bartz Niles, MI 48' 8"
2016 Rick Krause Tuba City, AZ 48' 2 1/4"
Brian Krause is also holder of the US record cherry pit spit of 93' 6 1/2", set during 2003.
Incidentally, The first Saturday in July is also International Cherry Pit Spitting Day. Past three year winning spits -
2014 Brian Krause Dimondale, MI 80' 8"
2015 Kevin Bartz Niles, MI 48' 8"
2016 Rick Krause Tuba City, AZ 48' 2 1/4"
Brian Krause is also holder of the US record cherry pit spit of 93' 6 1/2", set during 2003.
July 4th
Thomas Jefferson, third
President of the United States, died the same day in 1826 as John
Adams, second president of the United States, on the 50th
anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. A
few years later, fellow founding father, and fifth President of
the United States, James Monroe passed away on July 4th, 1831.
Interesting that three of the first five American presidents died
on the 4th of July.
Incidentally, The people of France offered the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World to the people of the United States on July 4th, 1884.
Incidentally, The people of France offered the Statue of Liberty Enlightening the World to the people of the United States on July 4th, 1884.
Just Three American Cars Remain
Online car research site
Cars.com, ranks the “most-American” cars and trucks and takes into
account globalization of the supply chain. It found just three
models qualified.
The definition of “Made in America” has been undergoing some changes, especially in the auto industry. Integrated supply chains and efforts to cut costs have made the auto industry’s globalization “irreversible.”
The criteria used: country of engine origin, country of transmission origin, U.S. factory employment relative to the company’s sales footprint, domestic parts content, and assembly location. The percentage of domestic parts that a car needs to be able to qualify is 60 percent.
The three "most-American" cars were Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Cherokee (made by Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Toledo, Ohio), and Ford Motor Co.’s Chicago-made Taurus.
The definition of “Made in America” has been undergoing some changes, especially in the auto industry. Integrated supply chains and efforts to cut costs have made the auto industry’s globalization “irreversible.”
The criteria used: country of engine origin, country of transmission origin, U.S. factory employment relative to the company’s sales footprint, domestic parts content, and assembly location. The percentage of domestic parts that a car needs to be able to qualify is 60 percent.
The three "most-American" cars were Jeep Wrangler, Jeep Cherokee (made by Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Toledo, Ohio), and Ford Motor Co.’s Chicago-made Taurus.
Simpsons Names
Many of the characters on the Simpsons show were named by Matt Groening and are named after people in his family. He did refuse to name the grandfather after his own grandfather, Abraham, and asked the writers to choose a name. The writers, who had no knowledge of his grandfather's name, chose Abraham. The full name is Abraham Jedediah "Abe" Simpson II, but he is commonly called grampa. His parents were Orville J. Simpson and Yuma Hickman.
O.J. Simpson
No relation to the above. His full name
is Orenthal James Simpson. His nickname from football days is
The Juice. He is having a parole hearing July 20, 2017 in
Nevada, and could be released during October. 2017.
Incidentally, Lawrence Tureaud it the full name of Mr. T.
Incidentally, Lawrence Tureaud it the full name of Mr. T.
Tomato Preservation Tips
Keep your tomatoes at room
temperature, ideally in a single layer out of direct sunlight.
To keep them fresher longer, store them stem side down. If they
do not lay flat, peel more of the stem off, until they can lay
flat on a counter or plate. Also, it is OK to store in the
refrigerator if you will use them within a few days. Last, you
do not need to keep them in a brown paper bag, unless there are
flies in the area.
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