A 32-year-old member asked:
which one has lower calorie, strong beer or whisky?
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Beer: But it depends on whether the whisky is by itself, or in something like a whisky sour. Stout and ale have as many as 200 calories per drink, whisky itself is about 65 calories in a shotglass, but with a whisky sour is as much as 130 calories. Alcohol itself is about 8 calories per gram, with an average drink having 10-15 grams.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
How is a calorie restriction defined?
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Dr. Albert Pizzo answered
Family Medicine 60 years experience
Calorie restriction: This usually means a restriction of the amount of foods eaten depending on its caloric content. E.G. A diet may be recommended that is a 1000 calorie per day diet, so foods are allowed up to that calorie amount each day.
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A 23-year-old member asked:
Will calorie restriction prolong your life?
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Dr. DAVID AMOS answered
Family Medicine 51 years experience
Calorie restriction: Studies in mice have shown longer life span than overfeed mice, i'm not sure if this work in human.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Do you need to always count calories to live a healthy lifestyle?
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Dr. Kenneth Cheng answered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
No: Counting calories is not necessary to live a healthy lifestyle. More important is to get daily exercise of at least 30 minutes and eating in a healthy manner. This would include eating more fruits and vegetables, less processed foods, less saturated fats, more unsaturated fats, less simple carbohydrates and more complex carbohydrates.
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A 16-year-old member asked:
What should I do if counting calories seems like guess work?
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Dr. Kenneth Cheng answered
Family Medicine 31 years experience
It is not exact: Counting calories is not necessary and is definitely not exact. It's only an estimation of the calories you consume. You can continue counting, but have greater focus on eating healthy: more fruits and vegetables, less processed foods, less saturated fats and simple carbohydrates, and more unsaturated fats and complex carbohydrates. And most importantly, exercise for at least 30 min/day.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
I am going to france and they use kcals. Is there a difference between a kcal and a calorie?
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Dr. Robert Kwok answered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
"food" calorie= kcal: Food energy is expressed in food calories ("kcal" in france and the e.U.; "cal" in the U.S.) or in kilojoules (kj). Food calories are 1000 times the energy of scientific calories, known also as calories (makes things confusing!). On nutrition labels, calories means food calories or kcal. 1 food calorie = 1 kcal = 4.2 kj. Some european food labels show kcal and kj amounts.
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