False. Donuts do contain more fat than chicken but it is the calories, not the fat content that determines if the food is fattening or not. Any calories (energy) eaten beyond the amount needed by the body are saved by the body. The body stores excess calories (energy) in the form of body fat. Body fat is, in essence, the body’s rainy day fund. So, if you eat 100 calories of donuts or 100 calories of chicken and these are 100 more calories than your body burns, the 100 calories are turned to fat. Dietary fat does provide more calories (energy) per gram, thus making foods high in fat high in calories as well and more likely to tip your energy balance toward
weight gain.
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Donuts are more fattening than chicken – true or false?
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Often, I am asked what brand of sports drinks, gels, energy bars, or protein bars is the best. Regardless of the type of food product, I always answer that the best brand is the one that tastes the best to them and that settles the best in your GI tract.
Engineered sport products are more about convenience than necessity. Sports foods and fluids are not sources of “magic ingredients”, are not better digested than standard fuels, are not likely to enhance performance, are not necessary BUT they are a booming business in the food and sports industry. In fact, the number of sports drink products is expected to grow by 33% worldwide in 2012. What more could we “need” from a beverage??
Experiment during training to see if these products are worth the money or if you would do just as well with real “sport foods”such as chocolate milk, bananas, pretzels, broth, flat soda, etc. Often, real foods taste a lot better and leave more money in your wallet!