{"id":399702,"date":"2021-03-10T12:46:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T17:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dnaistheway.com\/?p=399702"},"modified":"2021-03-11T11:02:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:02:27","slug":"fact-or-fiction-will-lemon-juice-calories-cause-weight-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dnaistheway.com\/fact-or-fiction-will-lemon-juice-calories-cause-weight-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact or Fiction: Will Lemon Juice Calories Cause Weight Gain?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Recently, I have been really watching what I eat. I have stopped emptying the salt shaker over my plate, and I have eliminated the salad dressing that I use. To make up for these tastes, I have been squeezing lemon juice over everything, including my salads, vegetables, and even my water. Well, the question arose the other day about the calories that I was adding with each fresh lemon squeeze. My first answer to this question is there are no calories in this juice but before I set my mind to this belief, let\u2019s look at the truth in lemon juice calories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A calorie, according to science, is the amount of heat required to raise one gram of water one degree Celsius. When you apply it to food, it describes the amount of energy that food contains. The smaller the number, the least amount of energy it provides. The less energy the food provides, the less you have to work to burn it off. Adding up all the energies that your food provides in a day creates your daily intake of food energy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Keep in mind, though, that this total can come from several bags of chips or a balanced diet. Calories do not measure the quality of nutrients that you have consumed but only the energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n