Calories are just units of energy, right?
So technically, 300 calories of doughnut is the same as 300 calories of chicken breast.
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Except your body definitely doesn’t treat them the same.
In this episode, we break down what a calorie actually is, why “a calorie is a calorie” isn’t the full story, and how things like food quality, digestion, satiety, and the thermic effect of food change the game.
You’ll learn:
Why protein burns more calories just by being digested
What doughnuts and downhill miles have in common
How food choices affect energy, hunger, mood, and health—not just weight
If you’ve ever been confused by calorie talk (or tired of the extremes), this episode is your science-backed, nonsense-free explainer.