does calories give you energy? like even if you eat chips?

Answer 1

everything you eat is energy

but I think you get more energy from good food rather than from junk food

Answer 2

Thats kinda the whole idea of a calorie. The term "calorie" comes from "kilocalorie" which is a means of measring heat. when you consume food, the food is converted in your body, giving you energy. however, some empty calories such as candy or chips will give you a quick burst of energy, but will do nothing to help your body and wont last very long. on the other hand things high in fiber such as broccoli take a long time to break down, so they will supply your body with the energy it needs for a longer period.

Answer 3

Calories do give you energy, but how fast and for how long you get that energy depends on the type of calories. Sugar calories give you a fast energy boost but cause a rapid drop in energy not too long after the boost. Chips are a starch (and fats), so they wouldn't give you the fast energy boost candy or cookies would.

Greases and fats can make you feel slowed down and heavy, though, and chips have those too.

(I have to say that if I need an energy boost chips aren't something that do it for me.)

Answer 4

all calories give you energy. A calorie IS energy
as long as the chips have calories

Calorie:
A unit of energy-producing potential equal to this amount of heat that is contained in food and released upon oxidation by the body. Also called nutritionist's calorie .

Answer 5

In the US, the unit of measure for energy is the "Calorie." It's like asking if miles give you distance. By the way, to be picky, food energy is measured in Calories, not calories (the capital letter is a way of saying kilocalories), though this convention is usually ignored.
It's a hoot to see ads that tout products that give you energy without calories, which is like giving you light without disturbing the darkness.

Answer 6

Yes, calories=energy.

Answer 7

calories are a unit of measurement for energy it is equal to a certain number of jules and so on. so yes, but your body has to do work to turn that fat, sugar, proteing, fiber, and so on in your food to energy your body can actually use. for more information. a calorie is the amount of energy required to raise 1 gram of water one degree. the calories on food packages are actually spelled with the capitol c, and a Calorie = 1000 calories

Answer 8

Yes Calories are effectively chemical energy or fuel.

when you say "....*even* if you wat chips" - it makes it soudns as though that might surprise you. As a result of the fat in which the chips are fried, they certainly have plenty of calories.

Thick British proper chips have a LOWER fat content than an equivalent weight of "french fries" - the nasty thin chips that fast food outlets serve because they cook so quickly.

The reason is that the small you chop them, the GREATER the surface area per weight - and therefore the more fat that will coat them.

Answer 9

Yes, calories are actually a unit for energy.
But, "bad" calories slow down your metabolism and don't keep you full (compare 10 chips to a large apple)

Answer 10

yes, though more specifically, sugars. sugars come in two types, simple sugars and complex sugars.

Simple sugars are easy to digest and they come in a few forms, sugar of course, and carbohydrates, this is where the term "carbo loading for the big race" comes from, the sugars digest easy, instant boost of energy. However they come at a price, like a sugar high, it doesn't last very long.

Complex sugars are harder to digest and come in the typical forms of fruit, high fructose corn syrup, and meats. These are harder to break down in the digestive system and give you energy slowly, however, they take longer so the energy lasts longer.

Hope this helps :)