For a couple of decades, there has been an ongoing argument regarding the issue of “is a calorie a calorie” in terms of changes on body composition and other parameters. In that vein is the idea that the body will respond drastically differently to the intake of “fast food” compared to similar meal from organic foods.
To examine this, I want to look at a recent paper titled:
Which actually made the comparison. Let’s see what happened.
Yeah, a Calorie is Pretty Much a Calorie
Fundamentally, my belief is that, given identical macro-nutrient intakes (in terms of protein, carbs, and fats) that there is going to be little difference in terms of bodily response to a given meal. There may be small differences mind you (and of course research supports that) but, overall, they are not large.… Keep Reading