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What foods have "negative calories"?
I know that some people say there are no such things as negative calories, but I'm going to say there are. Any foods that have less calories than they take to digest are technically negative calories. You are burning more calories than you are eating. I just always wondered what foods contain "negative calories". If you have a list, that would be great...
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- nyLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
The idea that certain foods could take more energy to digest them
than they actually provide in and of themselves certainly took the
diet industry by storm. It was appealing to people: imagine eating
food and actually losing weight, instead of putting it on!
The sad fact is, however, that all foods contain calories. Some have
more calories, some less. However the body has one thing which
actively works against you. It's the most efficient engine known to
man. The calories delivered by even the lightest foods render many
times more energy than is required to digest them. There is one
negative calorie food. There is food, low in calories, and that is
all. To truly use more energy than a food provides, you'd in fact
have to be eating cardboard. 100% cellulose. And as we, humans, lack the
enzymes to break it down (as opposed to cows that can happily live on it),
it would render zero calories.
The process of moving the cardboard through the body would take a small but
measurable amount of energy. The result? A true negative calorie food.
Naturally, it's one you are recommended to use.
Here is a list of foods which are claimed by some to be negative
calorie foods, but in fact are just food, low in calories. Remember,
eating them will still mean that you are consuming calories, not
burning fat.
beet
broccoli
green cabbage
carrot
cauliflower
celery root
celery chicory
hot chili peppers
cucumber
dandelion
endive
garden cress
garlic
green beans
zucchini
cranberries
grapefruit
lemon mango
orange
pineapple raspberries
strawberries
tangerine
lamb's lettuce
lettuce
onion
papaya
radishes
spinach
turnip
- 1 decade ago
Celery
Watermelons
Water based fruits and vegetables
Carrot sticks
Negative calories are foods that you spend more calories digesting then they withhold.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
alright, go ahead and say there are negative calorie foods. in your imaginary world, EVERY food can have negative calories
negative calorie foods are a myth. accept it.
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
If by negative you mean bad then it is junk foods
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The only two that I know about are melons and peppers
- Anonymous1 decade ago
this webpage explains it all (: