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    why does "fat calories" matter?

    this is something thats been confusing me

    whenever someone bulks they eat an excess of say 500 or more calories. but they always try to eat foods not high in fat. how does that matter since 500 calories of fat and 500 calories of carbs is the same thing..or so i am thinking.

    i am tryin to cut right now and so far i dont really count my carbs or fat..but calories and protein.

    thanks guys.
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    Originally Posted by ndnguy85
    this is something thats been confusing me

    whenever someone bulks they eat an excess of say 500 or more calories. but they always try to eat foods not high in fat. how does that matter since 500 calories of fat and 500 calories of carbs is the same thing..or so i am thinking.

    i am tryin to cut right now and so far i dont really count my carbs or fat..but calories and protein.

    thanks guys.
    1 gram of fat has 9 calories
    1 gram of protein has 4
    1 gram of carbs has 4

    breaking it down into calories helps you eat a balanced amount of P/C/F throughout the day.
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    no their not the same thing, that SHOULD be obvious even to someone who knows nothing more than the english language... carbs does not = fat, HENCE the different names. and the real point is that your body would like to have 500 calories over of protein to build the muscle since that's what it's made of, it can't make 500 calories on fat into muscle that's just wrong...
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    Originally Posted by ndnguy85

    i am tryin to cut right now and so far i dont really count my carbs or fat..but calories and protein.

    thanks guys.

    try and get most of your calories from EFA's, Protein(1g per LBM #s), and good carbs.
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    fat has the lowest thermogenic effect, the % of calories taken in rewuired to actually digest the food, of all the other macro nutrients, 2%. So a diet high in fat will yeild a higher total # of usable calories than a diet high in protein, protein has a thermgoenic effect of around 30%.
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