The Times that counting calories is “based on lousy science”. He said: “While calories are a useful measurement, they are of very limited use when it comes to health and weight loss.“Calorie values are based on 120-year-old science and don’t take into account what happens to food when we eat and cook it.”He says that we should focus on “caloric availability” rather than how many a food has.Availability looks at how much of the food is absorbed and stored.It’s changed by the way food is prepared, cooked and digested claims Dr Yeo in his new book, Why Calories Don’t Count (Orion).Apparently, the further away from its natural, raw state the more calorific the food is.This means that stewing, slow cooking or blending food makes it more likely.
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