What Are Calories?Need To Burn Them All Or Else You Gain Weight?
Calories. They’re such a rage now. But what are calories? Do you need to burn all of them off so you won’t gain weight? I’ll cut out all the complicating stuff and give you a straight, simple version you can understand. (Note: I’ll be referring to calories in food) A calorie is a unit of energy sourced from food, any food you eat. If a food contains 200 calories, this means that you’ll get that much of energy in caloric form, from the food you eat. Why do you need the energy from food? Well, to survive – to breathe, move, play, exercise, work, eat, sleep, pump blood and more…. In other words, just about every activity in your daily life that makes you “you”, is the job of the calories and the energy they provide. However, the number of calories needed can be different for you and me and everyone else. You might need more calories; I might need less; your friend even lesser….. The amount of calories needed depends on your height, weight, gender, age and how active you’re. What Are C
