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Healthy Weight Loss Q & As
Q&A 1: What is the Role of Calorie Intake in Weight Management? The relationship between calorie intake and weight management has always been a controversial one. Within the general U.S. public, the number of people who have tried calorie counting as a means of weight loss—and failed—is surely a very high number. In some ways it is similar to trying to decrease your cholesterol levels— eating less cholesterol-containing foods does not guarantee your blood cholesterol levels will decrease. It should not be surprising that calorie counting has always been a topic of controversy in the field of nutrition. The concept of a “calorie” is a one that is difficult to understand. When organizations like the American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, and American Dietetic Association all endorse approaches to weight loss that focus, in part, on calorie counting and calorie intake, it is not surprising that these public health recommendations are frequently misunderstood or misinterpreted. What Is a Calorie? In simplest terms, a calorie isn’t any kind of “thing” whatsoever. Calories are not like proteins, or carbohydrates, or vitamins, or any kind of nutrient. You can find protein in food. You can find vitamins in food. Yet, you cannot find a calorie in any food at all. Calories do not exist in that way. Calories are units of measurement. They are like inches, miles, ounces, degrees of temperature, pounds, tons, gallons, and acres. They are just a way of understanding how much of something is present. In the case of calories, this something is energy. The amount of energy associated with any set of events can be measured in terms of calories. Calories don’t have to involve food. For example, there are a specific number of calories that any electrical wire can carry 195
