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Calorie density is a measure of the calorie content of food relative to its weight or volume. Choosing foods with a low calorie density can help with weight loss. It makes you automatically eat fewer calories while still eating large and filling portions. A vegetable with 30 calories per 100 grams has a low calorie density, while chocolate that has 550 calories per 100 grams has a very high calorie density. Basing your diet on low-calorie-density foods tends to limit you to predominantly healthy and nutrient-rich whole foods

Eating too many calories is a key factor in weight gain (calorie surplus). Several studies have shown that individuals who consume low-calorie-density diets also eat fewer total calories per day. Low-calorie-density foods tend to provide less fat and more water and fiber. This is great for making you feel full and reducing your daily calorie intake.

A low-calorie-dense diet may aid weight loss. It focuses on whole foods and limits your intake of processed foods, naturally increasing your intake of protein, vegetables, and fruit. All of these foods have been shown to aid weight loss by reducing total calorie intake per meal or per day. A low-calorie-density diet can lessen hunger since your stomach senses the volume of food you have consumed in a meal. A low-calorie-density meal also fills your plate. This helps your meal last longer and forces you to chew more, further increasing your feelings of fullness

A low-calorie-density diet forces you to overhaul your eating pattern and make many positive changes such as less processed food, more healthy food,more lean proteins,more nutrients,reduced calorie intake,a well-balanced,sustainable diet. Most unprocessed and natural foods have a low calorie density. This is particularly true of vegetables, fruits, lean meats, fish, and eggs.

Written by Rudy Mawer, MSc, CISSN on June 26, 2019
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