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Answered 2014-06-04 20:12:45
The common misconception is that celery contains "negative calories." All foods contain calories. The way you must look at it is how many calories does one stalk of celery contain, versus how many calories it takes to digest it. According to the nutrition data website, one 8 inch celery stalk contain about 6 calories. Many people believe you actually burn that off when chewing. Though celery does take a rather conscious effort to chew, chewing burns about the same amount as watching the grass grow. The calorie loss is going to be during the digestion of the celery.
Celery is actually loaded with latent energy, but the plant's composition only allows us to metabolize a small amount. The latent energy is packed tightly in the form of cellulose; a complex sugar which humans are unable to metabolize. It's not that the celery is difficult to digest, but rather it provides fewer calories than what is needed to digest it--so the overall effect is "negative calories."
Keep in mind, the amount of calories you lose is very minimal. This is not the miracle diet food. The amount of calories lost will probably be no more than 10-12 calories a day. The good thing is celery can quickly satiate your hunger, preventing you from eating other high-calorie foods.
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How many calories in 1 ounce of celery?
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Do a stalk of celery fewer calories than a candy bar?
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Is it true that celery makes you lose weight?
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Which vegetable have no sugar?
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How many calories does 2 celery sticks have?
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Is celery high in sugar content?
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Is it true that you burn more calories then you consume when you eat celery?
No.
How can cabbage create negative calories?
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Which vegatable has negative calories?
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How many calories does it take to digest an orange?
Not enough to cancel out the calories of the orange. There are no "negative calorie" foods, with the exception of celery.
Is it true that an apple has negative calories?
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What nutritional brake down is best for weight loss?
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Any food without calories?
diet sodas if that counts... but also, celery has negative calories actually! it has so little calories that the calories it does have, you burn while chewing it.
How many calories do you burn eating celery?
When eating celery, you burn the calories you could have been getting from the celery. You do not gain any calories.
How many calories in celery sticks?
There are exactly 6 calories in a celery sticks. It takes more calories to chew and fully digest the celery stick than the celery itself has.
Does celery make you lose calories?
No. By consuming celery, you still are consuming calories.
What are some negative calorie foods?
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Does celery have negative calories?
No. It is impossible for a food to contain negative calories, or anything for that matter, however it does require more energy to digest celery than the celery provides, which led to it being called a negative calorie food.Most people that dispute this say it would only take 1 calorie per hour to chew it up, ignoring the rest of the digestive process which is where most energy is consumed.
What is a good snack to eat?
Celery is an excellent snack to eat because it has a negative calorie effect. What that means is that the chewing one does to eat the celery actually burns more calories than the actual celery has. Therefore you burn more calories than you take in when you eat a stalk of celery!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUT IF YOU WANT A REAL SNACK EAT CHEETOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What takes more calories to eat than it contains?
celery ! celery ! celery !
What vegetable causes you to lose calories?
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What is the food than you can eat that burns calories?
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What doesn't contain calories?
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How many calories in a celery stick with peanut butter?
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How many calories are in celery?
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