2006-08-31 15:03:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Yes, celery is one of the few foods where it takes more energy to digest it than what you get. So theoretically, you could starve to death sitting next to a mountain of celery.
I recently read that watermelon may also be in the same category.
But don't expect to lose massive amounts of weight by going on a "celery" only a diet. You'll only feel deprived and wind up with severe vitamin / mineral deficencies.
2006-09-01 00:45:35 · answer #1 · answered by mchenryeddie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Celery is made of mostly insoluble fibre (cellulose), digesting cellery and disposing of the insoluble fibre is supposed to burn more calories than the celery provides. I think losing weight by eating celery means you would have to eat a whole heck of a lot though.
2006-08-31 15:41:13 · answer #2 · answered by gdev82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are alive then you are constantly burning calories. Celery supposedly does take more calories to digest than it provides though.
2006-08-31 15:33:37 · answer #3 · answered by ginarene71 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah that what i heard
2006-09-01 10:59:33 · answer #4 · answered by to cool for preschool 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋