I came across a new report that shows how whole foods and processed foods are digested differently. The study compared whole foods and refined foods with the same calorie content. What they found is that the processed foods required little digestion as compared to the whole foods. Therefore, the net amount of calories received by the body is different, even though the calorie content is the same. The whole foods have calories subtracted for digestion, while the processed foods do not.
Some researchers think that consuming certain foods (or macronutrients) possess a metabolic advantage that adds up to a hundred calories or so. In a similar way, this new report shows how the consumption of processed foods actually creates a metabolic disadvantage. With almost no digestion needed, the body receives a higher amount of net calories with processed foods.
I came across a new report that shows how whole foods and processed foods are digested differently. The study compared whole foods and refined foods with the same calorie content. What they found is that the processed foods required little digestion as compared to the whole foods. Therefore, the net amount of calories received by the body is different, even though the calorie content is the same. The whole foods have calories subtracted for digestion, while the processed foods do not.
Some researchers think that consuming certain foods (or macronutrients) possess a metabolic advantage that adds up to a hundred calories or so. In a similar way, this new report shows how the consumption of processed foods actually creates a metabolic disadvantage. With almost no digestion needed, the body receives a higher amount of net calories with processed foods.