Nutritionists used to say that a carb is a carb is a carb. Now that they understand the glycemic index they know that’s not true.
They also used to say that a calorie is a calorie is a calorie. But now we have evidence that this isn’t true either.
It depends whether the calorie is a solid or a liquid one. A new study demonstrates that when we take our food in liquid form rather than in a solid one, we consume more calories that day.
When we drink our beverages like soda and juice and...
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