The "Negative Calories" Myth Explained

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The "Negative Calories" Myth Explained

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Simply put, the term “negative calories” refers to food that takes more calories to process than it delivers. Take celery, the usual example of a “negative calorie” food. It wastes its calories first with mastication, then intestinal churning, only to have the fibers slip out the back door.

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