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A calorie is not a calorie. Leptin signal blocking counts for something...

• ska 11y ago
  To a first approximation, a calorie is a calorie. The mechanisms that make this not strictly true (and there are many) aren't really worth your time and focus when thinking about diet and exercise, unless you're trying to fool yourself into not doing something difficult.
  • vacri 11y ago
    > To a first approximation, a calorie is a calorie. Nope. A calorie is a thousand calories. It's a silly, ambiguous measure. Kilojoules is unambiguous and should be used instead.
    • ska 11y ago
      That's a bit of pedantry that adds nothing. Sure, it's not a great unit but it is the one that is used. The post I was replying to wasn't about confusion in units. If it helps you, read it as kCalories, but the distinction is not important here.