Whats your opinion on negative calorie foods? Ive read that certain foods like celery require more energy to digest than they provide in calories. Is this true? And if it is, do you have a list of negative calorie foods? Thanks! (Aimee B Dallas, TX)
Negative calorie foods are one of those dieting concepts hat sound so good that you want to believe its true.
Just the term negative calorie foods conjures up images of eating all you want, and still losing weight. Its a very powerful promise and one that fad diet and weight-loss pill marketers rely on on every day to sell you their latest pill, potion or eBook.
Take a look under the hood though, and youll find that the concept of negative calorie foods has more in common with a good urban legend than with solid nutrition advice. And like an urban legend, negative calorie foods do have a grain of truth at their center, but thats about it.
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