Is it meaningful to calculate calories to lose weight? Professor reveals the simplest mathematical formula

 9:41am, 2 August 2025

I published the latest research on the time-limited diet dietary weight loss method on 2022-4-23. Is it effective? , reader Payson 2022-7-21 left a message in the response column:

"Hello professor, I saw a calories video with YT. I would like to teach you the relevant questions. The video shows that the single-purpose heat deficit on the diet may not be able to achieve weight reduction effect. If you believe that calories have different quality, you need to use "quality protein" and "quality fat" to collect "healthy" calories and inform the same Under calories, different sources (from carbon compounds vs. protein) will have different effects in the body. Therefore, it is recommended that you take high-quality protein and high-quality fat to achieve a weight loss effect. You don’t need to be too chewy to calculate the amount of calories. You even mention the same things such as eggs, beef, and pork. The nutrients are also different due to the breeding method (grass, grazing). I would like to ask the professor:

1. Calories are the 100% calories. Is there really a difference between West? Because I have thought that calories are what is calculated after energy consumption. Regardless of the source, it is that so much energy is generated. Is there really a difference?

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2. The video tells the video that if the source of the extraction is mostly refined powder, the body will secrete more insulin, causing fat synthesis and increasing the chance of obesity. So in the past, the concept that the daily total heat intake is less than TDEE will really be corrected? Professor Mahjong helps to confirm the above questions from research and practice. Thank you. "

I published this passage in the intermittent fasting published four years ago (2018-7-30): [I have never believed in any extreme or aggressive methods of weight loss, such as asking people to eat fat or asking people not to eat anything at once. The only thing I believe is the simplest mathematical formula —— "In

May Coal Clinic published on 2020-12-8 Counting calories: Get back to weight-loss basics. Its subtitle is Weight control really boils down to one thing — calories. See what steps you can take to win the calorie battle (weight control really ends up being one thing — — calories. See what steps you can take to win the calorie battle. The first and second paragraphs of it are: "Despite all those fattening programs on the outside, weight management still holds the balance between the calories you consume and the calories you burn. Fashion weight loss may guarantee you that avoiding carbs or eating a bunch of grapefruit is the secret to weight loss, but if you want to lose weight, it actually ends up in less calories than you consume in your body."

So, Me and I are all the so-called "calorie in and out". Then, since there is a "calorie in and out of the group", of course there will be an "anti-calorie in and out of the group".

Stop counting calories published by Harvard University on 2020-10-1. Its subtitle is Put the focus on food quality and healthy lifestyle practices to attain a healthy weight. Its second paragraph is: "When it comes to fattening, the idea of 'calorie progression and calorie out' is not only out of date, but also wrong."

Mistake? Really?

In fact, the debate between "calorie in and out of the squad" and "anti-calorie in and out of the squad" is nothing more than a disgusting person on the mouth and no big difference in the belly. The difference is that "calorie in and out of the group" focuses on "calorie quantity", while "anti-calorie in and out of the group" emphasizes "calorie quality".

The heat of a chicken egg is 80 calories, and the heat of five sugar cubes is 80 calories, but I can guarantee you that there will never be any "calorie in and out" people will recommend that you eat five sugar cubes (or even one) for breakfast to replace that chicken egg.

When I said [the only thing I believe is the simplest mathematical formula —— "In fact, for most people, including myself, calories are just a concept. I have never calculated how many calories I eat every day, but I have never had the problem of obesity or the problem of ups and downs.

If you have never calculated how many calories you eat every day, why do you still have to calculate whether "calorie amount" is important or "calorie quality" is tight? (Note: You can now use a mobile phone program to calculate calories, and the article at Harvard University seems to be inspired by this trend)

Two months ago (2022-6-27), I posted a 70-cent meal to compare healthier. At the end of the article, answer the readers' question "How much do you want to eat for a meal":

⚫ In terms of appetite, don't feel uncomfortable. That is to say, don't let yourself get tired or get tired.

⚫In terms of popularity, if there is no problem with fatness, then it would be good to balance "in" and "out". As for what is to achieve a balance, the change in weight can be judged. If the weight is measured at the same time every day (for example before breakfast), if it continues to increase, it is necessary to reduce the "in" and "out" or increase the "out", such as eating less food and doing more exercise.

The weight is definitely easier to calculate calories! What's more, you can ignore the quality and quantity at all.

Original text: Are there really any calories?