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but it would also likely bring along saturated fat, sodium, and
colorectal cancer risk. You’d be better off getting 200 calories
from an avocado, which would give you beneficial nutrients
and fats. Or say you want to spend 100 calories on something
to satisfy an afternoon sweet tooth with a snack. Put them
toward a soda and you’ll experience a blood sugar spike and
still be hungry, whereas allocating them to an apple instead
will mean a slower absorption of the sugar and feeling full for
a while.
And no free passes just because a product is zero-calorie.
Take a zero-calorie soda. It’s also zero-nutrient. And yet it
comes packed with artificial sweeteners, which renders it
either negative health-wise or, at best, nutritionally empty.
There’s a critical link between how many calories you
eat and the quality they contribute to your overall long-term
health. When evaluating calories, try to think holistically
about the total value of the given food or product: Will it do me
harm? Will it do me good?

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