are fats and calories same?

Question

Hey Guys,

Just a quick question are the fats and calories the same thing? i mean if ur taking calories that means that ur consuming fats isn't it?

greets
mehtab

Answer 1

all food you eat has calories...calories are energy and food gives you energy so even food that doesn't have fat can still have calories...fat just has twice as many calories as sugars and proteins which is why people think they need to avoid fats to lose weight (which is completely flawed logic because there are fats we need to eat that are essential for good health)

Answer 2

No when you comsume calories of a food, you are eating the food. veggies have not fat, but there are calories in carrot sticks

Fat in an item contains calories

the source for this information is listed below:

The energy stored in food is measured in terms of calories.

Technically, 1 calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Centigrade. The calorie measure used commonly to discuss the energy content of food is actually a kilocalorie or 1000 real calories. This is the amount of energy required to raise 1 kilogram of water (about 2.2 pounds) 1 degree Centigrade.

Different foods contain different amounts of energy -- which is why a small piece of chocolate can have many more calories than a similarly sized piece of lettuce.

However, since calories are a measure of energy, there cannot be, as some diet books claim, different types of calories. A fat calorie has the same amount of energy as a protein or carbohydrate calorie.

A person's caloric need is determined using a variety of mathematical equations. Age, height, current weight, desired weight, and height are taken into account. Diet is what you eat. Dieting usually refers to eating less calories to lose weight.

Answer 3

nah! they aren't the same thing. u can get calories from anything u eat. calories are the amount of energy ur body get from food and beverages. fat in regards, have high amount of calories in them.

moreover, calories when are not consumed through day, they are stored as fat in body as a final step. although, can be converted again in energy and melt fat by exercising, stress or any activity that consumes energy.

God bless!

Answer 4

Yes they are the same thing! Fats, Protein, Carbs are all types of calories. It is just that FAT holds the most amount of calories - in fact twice as much as protein and twice as much as carbs, gram for gram.

Answer 5

No they r entirely opposite fat is in sense which becomes u lazy calories in the sense which gives u energy and keeps active.

Answer 6

I don't know where you buy turkey bacon but the one I've bought in the past definitely has less fat and calories than pork bacon.

Answer 7

No they are not....there are calories in almost everything but fat in only some things....for instance...there are calories from sugar in an apple...but there is no fat in an apple....got it?

Answer 8

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Answer 9

as u said simple ans. i would just say-no.

Answer 10

hurray, you figured it out!