This is why two meals could have
an equivalent number of calories, but the calories left for use and storage after digestion can differ greatly.
These findings are consistent with those suggested by the results in limited short - term trials: consumption of starches and refined grains may be less satiating, increasing subsequent hunger signals and total caloric intake, as compared with
equivalent numbers of calories obtained from less processed, higher - fiber foods that also contain healthy fats and protein.27 Consumption of processed foods that are higher in starches, refined grains, fats, and sugars can increase weight gain.28 - 30
Not exact matches
There's now a movement to label foods with their
equivalent amount
of the exercise in minutes it would take to expend the
number of calories you take in from that food.
This is why you can eat two meals
of an
equivalent caloric amount, but depending on the macronutrient composition
of the meals, the
number of calories left for use (and storage) by the body after digestion can vary greatly.
When two groups followed a diet that consisted
of the same
number of calories with one group eating six times a day and the other eating three meals a day, their weight loss was
equivalent as was their fat loss.
It has a very high water content which often means the dog can enjoy a larger portion per meal to provide the same
number of energy
calories as an
equivalent portion
of kibble.