Reply #122: actually thats not true anymore

[comtec]

yes on a purely physics-level it's simply a measure of storing and use of energy.

however there are different ways of storing that calorie.
Example, Sugar - which is essentially pure glucose, body energy - is immediately processed in the body.
High fructose corn syrup is far more complex and has to be broken done. IIRC in that process it does really fucked up things to our body and neural chemistry.

HFCS is illegal in Europe. Every bottle of pop i looked at had sugar. Same in Mexico.
Europe doesn't have obesity like we do in the US. Hell the damned Dutch are trees. I'm 5'10" and i felt short (and mega fat)

since i've been back i've put on lord knows how much weight, and a couple inches.

Carbs in potatos vs apples.
Potatos at their base are poison, that MUST be cooked to be nutritious. Apples simple need to be plucked and eaten.
The sugar (carbs) in apples are natural, unprocessed, and not very complex (boil an apple for 10 minutes and compare it to a potato after that amount of time)

A (kilo)Calorie is not the same for every source.
I have done atkins, and lost 30+ kilos of weight (150+ to 120-). My (ex)wife and I were very careful about the kinds of meat we ate (I was so fucking sick of fish and chicken by the end of it) so that we didn't get the bad kinds of fat and cholesterol. We limited our eggs to 10 a week (total for both) and exercised (easy when you have a dog and a beautiful park).

My (ex)wife is diabetic, so I had to become rather educated on what foods would make her blood sugar high or not. starch, and carbs are bad, and to be done in moderation for a diabetic.

but i suppose im just wasting bandwidth trying to explain any of this to you huh?