#201 Are All Calorie Equal? : the Truth

Calories are just units of energy, right? So technically, 300 calories of doughnut is the same as 300 calories of chicken breast....Except your body definitely doesn’t treat them the same.In this episode, we break down what a calorie actually is, why “a calorie is a calorie” isn’t the full story, and how things like food quality, digestion, satiety, and the thermic effect of food change the game.You’ll learn:Why protein burns more calories just by being digestedWhat doughnuts and downhill miles have in commonHow food choices affect energy, hunger, mood, and health—not just weightIf you’ve ever been confused by calorie talk (or tired of the extremes), this episode is your science-backed, nonsense-free explainer.