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Do carbohydrates make you fat?
Eating too much will lead to weight gain, regardless of what foods you get your energy from. Yet while low carb diets have had much publicity, gram for gram carbohydrates contain less calories than fat, protein and alcohol:
1g carbohydrate contains 3.75 calories.
1g protein contains 4 calories.
1g fat contains 9 calories.
1g alcohol contains 7 calories.
Sugar and starch are found in both healthy and 'unhealthy' foods, so the type of carbohydrates you eat is important for your wellbeing.
Diet Calendar Entries for 22 September 2012:
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968 kcal
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Fat: 51.25g | Prot: 65.64g | Carb: 55.06g.
Breakfast: hamburger. Dinner: Balsamic Dressing, Organic Mixed Greens, Cucumber (Peeled), Cottage Cheese (Lowfat 1% Milkfat), Croutons, Hulled Sunflower Seeds, Beef Steak (Lean Only Eaten). Snacks/Other: Coffee (1 Cream, 1 Sugar) (Medium). more...
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3157 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 30 minutes, Housework - 1 hour, Desk Work - 7 hours and 30 minutes, Running - 8/mph - 1 hour, Running - 9/mph - 20 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 5 hours and 40 minutes. more...
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