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For decades, we’ve been told that the key to health is simple math: “Calories in, calories out.” Eat fewer calories than you burn, and you’ll lose weight. It sounds logical — even scientific — but this one-dimensional approach has caused more harm than good. Why? Because a calorie only measures energy, not nutrition. So when you eat, you're fueling your body with energy — and calories are the measurement of that fuel. However, that’s just numbers and doesn’t take into consideration the usefulness of that fuel to the body, versus potentially damaging “fuel.”
You can eat a diet packed with high-calorie junk food and still be malnourished. Conversely, you can eat a lower-calorie diet made up of nutrient-rich whole foods and support every system in your body — from your brain to your reproductive organs. When we focus solely on the calorie count, we ignore the far more important question: “What does this food actually do to or for my body?”
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