61 Quotes About Calories




  • Author Michael Pollan
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    American farmers produced 600 more calories per person per day in 2000 than they did in 1980. But some calories got cheaper than others: Since 1980, the price of sweeteners and added fats (most of them derived, respectively, from subsidized corn and subsidized soybeans), dropped 20 percent, while the price of fresh fruits and vegetables increased by 40 percent.

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  • Author Martin Berkhan
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    Tackling plateaus is what clueless people on the internet do instead of tracking, reviewing, and deciding. Wrestling with plateaus is what people do instead of waiting.

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  • Author Gary Taubes
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    The point to keep in mind is that you don't lose fat because you cut calories; you lose fat because you cut out the foods that make you fat-the carbohydrates.

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  • Author Martin Berkhan
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    If someone tells you calories don’t matter, they have no credibility. But if someone tells you calories are all that matters, they have even less.

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