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Tonight my father and I got into a debate over the weight of food ingested and its effect on the weight of the body.
4,086 calories is needed to deposit or burn 1 lb of fat
1,000 grams equals 2.2046 lb
1 gram of fat is 9 calories
1 gram of sugar is 4 calories
1,000 grams of fat is 9,000 calories so that is 2.20 lb
1,000 grams of sugar is 4,000 calories so that is 0.97 lb
My argument is that if you eat one pound of any food, the most weight you can gain is 1 pound. Is there any truth to this? My father believes that the energy (calories) can increase the amount of weight, more than the weight of the food.
4,086 calories is needed to deposit or burn 1 lb of fat
1,000 grams equals 2.2046 lb
1 gram of fat is 9 calories
1 gram of sugar is 4 calories
1,000 grams of fat is 9,000 calories so that is 2.20 lb
1,000 grams of sugar is 4,000 calories so that is 0.97 lb
My argument is that if you eat one pound of any food, the most weight you can gain is 1 pound. Is there any truth to this? My father believes that the energy (calories) can increase the amount of weight, more than the weight of the food.