Sentences with phrase «dietary calories derived»

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Our bodies actually do not digest the dietary fiber found in coconut flour, meaning we don't derive any carb calories from the coconut flour in itself.

Our bodies actually do not digest the dietary fiber found in coconut flour, meaning we don't derive any carb calories from the coconut flour in itself.

The reason why most people use net carbs (aka available carbohydrates) is because they believe that dietary fibre doesn't affect blood sugar and our body can not derive any calories from it.

A dietary quality index was developed that simply reflects the percentage of calories people derive from nutrient - rich, unprocessed plant foods on a scale of 0 to 100.

A dietary quality index was developed reflecting the percentage of calories people derive from nutrient - rich, unprocessed plant foods on a scale of 0 to 100.

4) Ensure that you're consuming between 0.8 - 1g of protein per pound of body weight daily, and that around 25 % of your total calories are being derived from dietary fat.

Adhering to these traditional concepts the US Department of Agriculture has concluded that diets, which reduce calories, will result in effective weight loss independent of the macronutrient composition, which is considered less important, even irrelevant.14 In contrast with these views, the majority of ad - libitum studies demonstrate that subjects who follow a low - carbohydrate diet lose more weight during the first 3 — 6 months compared with those who follow balanced diets.15, 16, 17 One hypothesis is that the use of energy from proteins in VLCKD is an «expensive» process for the body and so can lead to a «waste of calories», and therefore increased weight loss compared with other «less - expensive» diets.13, 18, 19 The average human body requires 60 — 65 g of glucose per day, and during the first phase of a diet very low in carbohydrates this is partially (16 %) obtained from glycerol, with the major part derived via gluconeogenesis from proteins of either dietary or tissue origin.12 The energy cost of gluconeogenesis has been confirmed in several studies7 and it has been calculated at ∼ 400 — 600 Kcal / day (due to both endogenous and food source proteins.18 Despite this, there is no direct experimental evidence to support this intriguing hypothesis; on the contrary, a recent study reported that there were no changes in resting energy expenditure after a VLCKD.20 A simpler, perhaps more likely, explanation for improved weight loss is a possible appetite - suppressant action of ketosis.