There's also the "a calorie is not a calorie" when it comes to comparing fat / pure sugar / carbs / protein. [1][3]
Calorie content printed on foods is done by calorimetry not by bodily uptake. [2]
And research suggests it is important how you eat foods in combination. Even the simple process of drinking water with food will increase your calorific uptake, just ask any dairy farmer; they give water with dry feed for that reason. Fibre, wholewheat and fat will give you less bodily calories than the same calories of sugar.
I'm not advocating any special dietary regimen but time and time again the research points to : each your food with plenty of fresh vegetables, particularly leafy greens - for iron, fibre, calcium -
and the rest will pretty much look after itself.
Could you share any links regarding studies that suggest drinking water with food increases calorific intake? My Google searches come up with studies that say drinking water with food increases weight loss.
Calorie content printed on foods is done by calorimetry not by bodily uptake. [2]
And research suggests it is important how you eat foods in combination. Even the simple process of drinking water with food will increase your calorific uptake, just ask any dairy farmer; they give water with dry feed for that reason. Fibre, wholewheat and fat will give you less bodily calories than the same calories of sugar.
I'm not advocating any special dietary regimen but time and time again the research points to : each your food with plenty of fresh vegetables, particularly leafy greens - for iron, fibre, calcium - and the rest will pretty much look after itself.
If you want to keep up with research then http://www.reddit.com/r/advancedfitness is a good place to keep tabs on.
[1] http://home.trainingpeaks.com/blog/article/a-calorie-is-not-...
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorimeter
[3] http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/79/5/899S.full