When foods are labelled "empty calories" does this essentially mean they have no nutritious value, or in other words - little to no vitamins and/or minerals in them?
If the above is correct, given that one eats an optimal amount of vitamins/minerals from other sources, would eating "empty calorie" food sources be acceptable for increasing the calorie count (during bulking)?
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Thread: The concept of empty Calories
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07-08-2006, 05:24 AM #1
The concept of empty Calories
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07-08-2006, 05:27 AM #2
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07-08-2006, 05:37 AM #3
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07-08-2006, 05:43 AM #4
Alright... say for example, you're aiming for 200g protein/400g carbs/80g fat.
and you're currently at 170g P/250g C/ 50g F for the day
this is your last meal and you have say a Big Mac - 30g P / 50g C / 30g F.
you've eaten well earlier in the day and got a lot of the vitamins and minerals and so forth from those meals.
how detrimental would it be to get your calories from a meal like this to reach your caloric goals? obviously it would be better to get it from a "cleaner" source, i just searching for an answer as to how horrible these "empty calories" really are
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07-08-2006, 05:56 AM #5
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07-08-2006, 06:03 AM #6
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07-08-2006, 06:04 AM #7
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07-08-2006, 06:36 AM #8
Not neccessarily.
For instance, a lot of "empty calories" are actually "unhealthy calories"...they aren't just calories devoid of micro nutrients, they are calories that can cause harm to your body.
- Processed carbs cause severe glucose and insulin spikes, which over long periods of time can cause a wide variety of health problems. Sugar and flour are empty calories that don't hurt everybody equally, but should be avoided when possible. At least minimized.
- Trans-Fatty Acids cause misshapen cell walls, which can cause blood vessel damage, an increase in the bad cholesterol, and a decrease in the good cholesterol. Hydrogenated oils are in almost everything these days that people would consider "empty calories"."You can't change the past, but you can change the future."
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07-08-2006, 06:44 AM #9
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Originally Posted by boyscouT
Maybe instead of having 1 completely crappy meal, spread the extra calories / junk you wish to consume over all of your good meals.
A Big Mac isn't empty calories. A soda or candy bar is more like 'empty calories'.Last edited by in10city; 07-08-2006 at 06:49 AM.
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07-08-2006, 06:46 AM #10
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07-08-2006, 07:38 AM #16
www.arbys.com/
Might not be in the U.S.
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07-08-2006, 07:51 AM #17
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