You lose more weight with whole foods

[speeddemon]

Has anyone heard about the study that found people who ate whole foods lost more weight than those who ate highly processed foods, even though both groups ate the same amount of calories? I found this kinda fascinating. They don't know yet why that is, but I kinda wonder if it's because our body processes the foods differently and I don't know about you, but after I eat an apple I feel way more energized than after I eat chocolate bar.

[jenny25]

I don't really find this information all that revolutionary. I mean, it makes perfect sense that you would lose more weight. As you pointed out, you feel way more energized after you eat fruit than you do a chocolate or other baked treat. I think there's just less crap for your body to process with natural foods compared to those that have been manufactured with a whole whack of ingredients.

[Mike]

I don't really find this information all that revolutionary. I mean, it makes perfect sense that you would lose more weight. As you pointed out, you feel way more energized after you eat fruit than you do a chocolate or other baked treat. I think there's just less crap for your body to process with natural foods compared to those that have been manufactured with a whole whack of ingredients.

I disagree! I find this very surprising! I always thought that a calorie was a calorie was a calorie. Like, it didn't matter if you got your 100 calories from an apple or a twinkie, it was the same. It's surprising and very interesting to me that from where you get your calories matters to how quickly and efficiently you lose weight. I mean, I always knew that eating junk wasn't healthy for you, but in regard to weight loss, I believed that it didn't matter from where you got your calories, what mattered was staying within your limits. Very interesting.

[speeddemon]

I disagree! I find this very surprising! I always thought that a calorie was a calorie was a calorie. Like, it didn't matter if you got your 100 calories from an apple or a twinkie, it was the same. It's surprising and very interesting to me that from where you get your calories matters to how quickly and efficiently you lose weight. I mean, I always knew that eating junk wasn't healthy for you, but in regard to weight loss, I believed that it didn't matter from where you got your calories, what mattered was staying within your limits. Very interesting.

Exactly! I always thought that a calorie was a calorie was a calorie. I never realized that how your body processes certain foods from where you get your calories could be different. It's really changed my entire perspective on the foods I eat.

[Penny]

Exactly! I always thought that a calorie was a calorie was a calorie. I never realized that how your body processes certain foods from where you get your calories could be different. It's really changed my entire perspective on the foods I eat.

Wow the things you learn...I swear, they should seriously make a new section in supermarkets that have an ailse called "food that makes you fat" or "food that is bad for you"...make it really clear to people how much weight they can gain by eating all the trash food that's sold everywhere!

[Kyra]

I disagree! I find this very surprising! I always thought that a calorie was a calorie was a calorie. Like, it didn't matter if you got your 100 calories from an apple or a twinkie, it was the same. It's surprising and very interesting to me that from where you get your calories matters to how quickly and efficiently you lose weight. I mean, I always knew that eating junk wasn't healthy for you, but in regard to weight loss, I believed that it didn't matter from where you got your calories, what mattered was staying within your limits. Very interesting.

Me, too! I feel very depressed by this news. Plus, shouldn't they be making this more known to people instead of just trying to encourage them to eat fewere calories, explain the advantages of eating whole foods over processed foods beyond the obvious health factor!

[freddyboy]

Has anyone tried eating only whole foods and given up the prepackaged stuff and noticed the difference to find out if this is actually true? I mean, if you were to stick to the same calories and exercise of course. I think I might give it a try. It sounds like a fun and doable experience. :)

[kellykatt]

Has anyone tried eating only whole foods and given up the prepackaged stuff and noticed the difference to find out if this is actually true? I mean, if you were to stick to the same calories and exercise of course. I think I might give it a try. It sounds like a fun and doable experience. :)

I have and it does work. When you stop eating a lot of packaged stuff, you tend to just start making better choices because you need to start putting some effort into thinking about what you will prepare. So aside from the foods actually being better for you, I find when you think, you're less likely to take the easy way out. That said, make sure you don't fall into the trap of eating our or ordering in food too much. Eating at restaurants isn't much better than eating a pre-pacaged dinner. As much as you can you need to focus on making your own food!

[Mike]

I have and it does work. When you stop eating a lot of packaged stuff, you tend to just start making better choices because you need to start putting some effort into thinking about what you will prepare. So aside from the foods actually being better for you, I find when you think, you're less likely to take the easy way out. That said, make sure you don't fall into the trap of eating our or ordering in food too much. Eating at restaurants isn't much better than eating a pre-pacaged dinner. As much as you can you need to focus on making your own food!

Wow that's really fascinating. Thanks for sharing kellykatt! I think I might try this myself. I do want to improve my diet and I'm tried of eating a lot of prepackaged stuff. I mean, I love that eating that stuff is easy but I really don't like how I feel after.