{"id":7199,"date":"2017-07-24T09:44:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T09:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myuberdiet.com\/plan\/?p=7199"},"modified":"2017-07-24T11:01:53","modified_gmt":"2017-07-24T11:01:53","slug":"calories-not-created-equal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myuberdiet.com\/plan\/calories-not-created-equal\/","title":{"rendered":"All Calories are NOT created Equal"},"content":{"rendered":"

 People are overweight to obese and its simple really \u2013 They consume too many calories, and don\u2019t do enough exercise to burn the calories\u2026<\/u>Yeah Right?<\/p>\n

It just makes me sick this whole \u201ccalories in, calories out\u201d nonsense.<\/p>\n

If it were that simple there would be no weight issues in this world. I mean it\u2019s quite easy: eat fewer calories and do some exercise and you will lose weight\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2026And you know what? I was sold on this whole calorie business \u2013 Yes, I applied this method and for the life of me I couldn\u2019t understand why I wasn\u2019t losing any weight. I felt hungry all day long and exercising with hunger pains is just not on \u2013 it de-motivates you completely<\/em>. Crappy sleep, which resulted in unproductive days. I felt irritated and grumpy and everyone around me went into hiding\u2026<\/p>\n

However, I think the worst part was I felt shattered because I couldn\u2019t succeed in something as basic as a calorie restricted diet \u2013 I felt like a failure<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This fueled propaganda of calories in = calories out has to STOP.<\/p>\n

The law of thermodynamics: Energy of an isolated system is constant. Basically in a controlled isolated system 500 calories of broccoli and 500 calories of soda are the same. They would both release the same amount of energy; however that would be in an isolated system<\/strong> \u2013 not our bodies.<\/u><\/p>\n

What happens if you eat 207 calories of broccoli and drink 140 calories of cola soda?<\/p>\n

COLA SODA<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Carbohydrates<\/u>:<\/p>\n

Sugars: 39g<\/p>\n

Water<\/u>: 300g<\/p>\n

Sodium<\/u>: 45mg<\/p>\n

This soda contains carbohydrates, broken into glucose and fructose. Because this drink contains no fiber whatsoever it will be absorbed very quickly. The sugar content is 9.75 teaspoons.<\/p>\n

The glycemic index (GI) of a can (12oz) cola soda is 90.<\/p>\n

This is what happens next:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Glucose<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Blood sugar level will rise significantly \u2013 due to glucose<\/p>\n

High amounts of insulin will be released<\/p>\n

Insulin is the fat storage hormone and will increase storage of belly fat<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Increases inflammation<\/p>\n

Lowers HDL chlesterol<\/p>\n

Blood Pressure will rise<\/p>\n

Glucose suppresses ghrelin and stimulates leptin, whereas fructose has no effect on ghrelin and wreaks havoc with your brains ability to communicate with leptin. This leads to overeating.<\/p>\n

Insulin blocks leptin and these constant insulin spikes will lead to leptin resistance and your brain won\u2019t get the signal that you have had enough to eat. Your brain and body think you are starving and you need more food\u2026<\/p>\n

Fructose<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When fructose is absorbed it goes straight to your liver \u2013 it cannot be metabolized anywhere else in your body.<\/p>\n

The liver breaks the fructose down to triglycerides (fat) and damaging byproducts.<\/p>\n

The triglycerides will be stored as fat.<\/p>\n

During fructose metabolism fatty acids are created and they accumulate as small fat drops in your muscle tissue and liver. This can cause fatty liver disease as well as insulin resistance.<\/p>\n

Too much fructose leads to chronic inflammation which in turn causes more weight gain and diabetes.<\/p>\n

Fructose has no effect on ghrelin and wreaks havoc with your brains ability to communicate with leptin. This leads to overeating.<\/p>\n

Also remember there is absolutely no nutritional value in this cola soda. So there we have it, 140 calories of cola soda cause absolute chaos in your body.<\/p>\n

BROCCOLI<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Now let\u2019s see how 207 calories of raw broccoli will perform: Broccoli also contains carbohydrates \u2013 remember all carbohydrates are broken down to sugar in the body. Carbohydrates: 40.4g<\/u><\/p>\n